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US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 2 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
How Tax Works - Entity Selection
TRAs: Benefits, Complexities (and Private Jets) Explained with Tax Attorney David Peck
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 1 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Spotlight Series: A Conversation With Women Trailblazers in Tax
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Once Removed Episode 19: The Step-Transaction Doctrine and the Case of Smaldino
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Planning for Influencers
Once Removed Episode 18: The Reciprocal Trust Doctrine
Business Better Podcast Episode: Tax Audits, Investigations, and Global Enforcement - A Conversation with IRS Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz
Charitable Planning With Guest Stephanie Hood: Navigating Complex Rules and Traps for the Unwary
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 28 - Under the Microscope: Examining the Future of the ERC
Once Removed Episode 16: Gift and Estate Tax, Inflation Adjustments for 2024
Once Removed Episode 17: Annual Gifting to Individuals: Options, Opportunities and Pitfalls
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Inside the IRS: A Conversation With Former Agency Officials
The New Proposed Regulations on DAFs: Taxable Distributions and the Penalty Tax
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Pillar Two Analysis: An Asia Pacific Viewpoint
The Minister for External Relations of the Government of Jersey (GoJ) recently announced a public consultation seeking views on a number of proposed changes to the operation of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and the US...more
Welcome to part 1 of our Allen Barron International Tax Primer for US Taxpayers and Expatriates. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that taxes its citizens on their worldwide income. US taxpayers are...more
El intercambio automático y masivo entre el fisco de Estados Unidos y otros países empezó con la ley de cumplimiento fiscal de cuentas extranjeras (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act o FATCA). FATCA es parte de una larga...more
One of the more confusing areas of international tax law is determining when withholding is required. Getting it wrong can have dire consequences. Currently, U.S. international withholding provisions can be found in...more
It has been a while since I have written anything. Oh, the indignity of having to make a living! Most of you know by now that I am a quirky guy with quirky interests and quirky points of view. In that realm, I must say that I...more
Un nuevo informe de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) dice que las administraciones tributarias pueden evaluar el cumplimiento de FATCA y CRS de las instituciones financieras al monitorear...more
Guía de la OCDE ofrece a las instituciones financieras asesoramiento sobre la contratación de organizaciones de servicios externos para gestionar el cumplimiento....more
OECD Report suggests compliance regime elements for FIs and Stakeholders - Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS) stakeholders are key to financial institutions’ (FIs) successful...more
Tax administrations can use a combination of detective, preventative and corrective measures to assess and treat Foreign Account Tax Compliance (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) non-compliance, according to the...more
Under current FinCEN regulations, a foreign account holding virtual currency is not reportable on the FBAR. However, FinCEN in its FinCEN Notice 2020-2, proposes amending reports of foreign financial accounts (FBAR)...more
The 2022 discretionary funding request (request) made by the Biden Administration will invest in a “fair and robust” tax system that includes tax compliance enforcement directed at High Income and High Net Worth Individuals...more
The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) recently issued reminders to industry of compliance obligations in accordance with Common Reporting Standard (CRS) requirements and for the purposes of...more
We will begin with an overview of the tax position. The British Virgin Islands has no corporate tax, capital gains tax, wealth tax, or any other tax applicable to a British Virgin Islands company. These companies are exempted...more
An often overlooked exception to U.S. withholding taxes may result in a lower overall U.S. tax burden. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) was enacted in an effort to ensure that U.S. taxpayers could not...more
FATCA se convirtió en ley en Marzo del 2010 con el objetivo de combatir el incumplimiento de la declaración del impuesto sobre la renta internacional por parte de ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes contribuyentes...more
FATCA was signed into law in March 2010 with the objective of combating international income tax reporting non-compliance by US citizens and U.S. taxpaying residents (US Taxpayers). It requires Foreign Financial Institutions...more
La participación en FATCA no es una opción, llegó para quedarse y es parte de una iniciativa global. FATCA es complicado, y para los banqueros, ha implicado aprender nueva terminología y comprender en exceso de un mil de...more
Participation in FATCA is not an option, it is here to stay, and it is part of a global initiative. FATCA is complicated, and for the bankers, it has implied learning new terminology and understanding thousands of pages of a...more
Ever since the advent of FATCA and related global tax transparency movements, U.S. individuals living abroad have likely become far too acquainted with the challenges posed by holding U.S. citizenship or residency. Perhaps...more
Under FATCA, an Event of Default (EOD) will occur if an Entity fails to perform required material obligations with respect to the due diligence, verification, withholding, or reporting FATCA requirements, or if the IRS...more
Bajo FATCA, un Evento de Incumplimiento (“Event of Default o EOD”) ocurrirá si una Entidad no cumple con las obligaciones materiales requeridas con respecto a los requisitos de diligencia debida, verificación, retención o...more
What if a U.S. Withholding Agent of a Foreign financial Institution (FFI) erroneously applies a 30% Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Chapter 4 FATCA Withholding to a payment to the FFI? What can be done to recover the funds? ...more
En noviembre de 2019, el Consejo Asesor del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (“IRSAC”) publicó su Informe Público. El propósito de IRSAC es servir como un cuerpo asesor del Comisionado del IRS y organizar un foro público entre...more
On November, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) published its Public Report. The purpose of IRSAC is to serve as an advisory body to the Commissioner of the IRS and to organize a public forum between...more
Las Instituciones Financieras Extranjeras (FFI) tienen múltiples responsabilidades de cumplimiento de reportaje de FATCA y enfrentan la posibilidad de sanciones por no cumplir....more