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As the tax filing season approaches, along with taxpayers, fraudsters also become hyper-active. Being informed of tax scams is very important for taxpayers in order to protect their assets and avoid financial and taxation problems since information like Social Security Number, Tax Identification Number, and Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs) are highly confidential, and once...
The U.S. government requires all U.S. citizens and green card holders to comply with U.S. tax laws. In addition to filing income tax returns, U.S. taxpayers are required to file a number of reports disclosing their foreign assets. U.S. citizens, regardless of whether they reside in the US or abroad, need to comply with the...
On the 26th of May 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confirmed that it will treat U.S. limited liability limited partnerships (LLLPs) and U.S. limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as corporations for Canadian tax purposes as these structures resemble Canadian corporations. This decision of the CRA is likely going to cost Canadians owning U.S. real estate...
Often times, it proves troublesome for a foreign corporation to decide whether to file a US income tax return in order to report U.S. income. They can claim the possible tax credits and deductions; or disclose it as tax-exempt income under an existing tax-treaty to avoid double taxation. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires...
A divorce or separation is a life-changing event, one has to deal with many life changes such as readjusting their finances, taxes and other-related aspects that can often slip the mind. A divorce can bring certain changes to a taxpayer’s tax situation and if not addressed in time could lead to unwanted tax problems. The...
The IRS Form 14653, Certification by U.S. Person Residing Outside of the United States for Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures; and Form 14654, Certification by U.S. Person Residing in the United States for Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures are both part of the two Streamlined Filing Programs. These include ‘Streamlined Domestic Offshore Filing Compliance Procedure’ (Domestic Program)...
U.S. citizens and green-card holders (U.S. Person) are subject to taxes on their worldwide income. Along with this, they also need to comply with certain additional filing requirements to report their foreign accounts, foreign assets and foreign incomes. This reporting is required regardless of whether the U.S. person is living in the United States or...
In 2009, the US government began a series of streamlined offshore voluntary disclosure programs (OVDP). These programs were aimed at taxpayers with offshore assets in order to make all, or most, U.S. taxpayers living outside the United States tax-compliant. It was also put in place to prevent tax evasion by taxpayers using offshore accounts. Although...
In the overview of the series, we advised that in addition to filing income tax returns, U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S. are required to file various reports in respect of foreign holdings. Failure to file these reports can result in onerous penalties. In part V of the series, we will discuss the requirements to...
In the overview of the series, we advised that in addition to filing income tax returns, U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S. need to file various reports in respect of foreign holdings. Failure to file these reports can result in onerous penalties. In part III of the series, we will discuss the requirements to file...
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