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Using the Internet or Strayer Library, research the rules and techniques for transfer pricing. Choose two foreign countries and research their respective tax rates. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1. Based on your research, create projections of revenues, costs, and tax rates for all three (3) countries, including the U.S. Provide support for your projections. 2. Based on your projections, create at least two (2) scenarios in which you allocate revenues and costs to each country to determine the lowest possible overall tax for each country. Provide support for your rationale. 3. Create at least three (3) scenarios and propose a scenario to the client that will result in a favorable tax position. Provide support for your rationale. 4. Create at least three (3) scenarios and propose a scenario to your client that is less likely to result in an IRS audit. Provide support for your rationale. 5. Assume that the IRS has challenged the allocations and is preparing to audit the client. Prepare a position to defend the client to IRS. Provide support for your position. 6. Imagine that you are an IRS agent auditing a multinational company’s transfer pricing methods. Evaluate the tools you could use to perform the audit and propose an audit plan. Provide support for the strategy. 7. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.)