Dividends From Foreign Corporations – Understand Your Investment! PART I

Learn about the interplay between foreign corporations and eligibility for lower tax rates available only for "qualified dividends". It's a complicated topic and all of the posts in the series should be read in order to understand the ramifications. Below is Part I, and you can access the remaining posts at these links Part II and Part III. … Continue reading Dividends From Foreign Corporations – Understand Your Investment! PART I →

Section 965 “Transition Tax”: It’s Time to Pay the Piper

Copied below is my post as it appeared (March 21 2018) on my former blog "Let's Talk About US Tax" when hosted by Anglo Info. By now I suspect many of my readers have heard about (and are shedding tears over) new Internal Revenue Code Section 965, and the “deemed repatriation” or “transition tax” introduced by … Continue reading Section 965 “Transition Tax”: It’s Time to Pay the Piper →

Can You Claim a Refund of Your “Willful” FBAR Penalty?

Below is a copy of my post as it appeared (May 21 2018) on my former blog "Let's Talk About US Tax" hosted by AngloInfo. We had a very interesting case decided May 16 2018 when a district court in Texas granted Dominique Colliot’s motion for summary judgment (United States, v. Dominique G. Colliot). The … Continue reading Can You Claim a Refund of Your “Willful” FBAR Penalty? →

Confused Yet? W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, Foreign ITINs and Dates of Birth

Compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) enacted 8 years ago, has resulted in a plethora of new US tax reporting requirements, forms and rules. Unfortunately, all of these continue to evolve and become more and more complex with the passage of time. The year 2014 marked a significant year for the Form W-8BEN, a … Continue reading Confused Yet? W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, Foreign ITINs and Dates of Birth →

Americans Abroad: October 15 Tax Filing Deadline – Not Ready? Don’t Panic

US persons living and working overseas often find it more difficult to meet the deadlines for their tax returns. This is so because they may have foreign financial assets that require a more extensive tax analysis to prepare the return. Just think about the work required to figure out the “transition tax” or “deemed repatriation … Continue reading Americans Abroad: October 15 Tax Filing Deadline – Not Ready? Don’t Panic →

Calculating the Transition Tax: Just Like Dental Work – Painful in More Ways Than One

Copied below is my blog piece originally posted on AngloInfo "Let's Talk About US Tax" posted on April 4, 2018 by Virginia La Torre Jeker J.D., Most readers have some familiarity by now with new Internal Revenue Code Section 965 and the “deemed repatriation” or “transition tax” introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). Introductory detail about this new … Continue reading Calculating the Transition Tax: Just Like Dental Work – Painful in More Ways Than One →

Giving up Your US Green Card – Make Sure It is Done Correctly or Pay the Price!

People from countries all over the world apply for US permanent residency status, informally known as obtaining a “green card”. Nowadays, however, many US green card holders are questioning whether to continue holding the green card. The number of individuals who are renouncing their US citizenship or relinquishing their long term permanent resident status (this … Continue reading Giving up Your US Green Card – Make Sure It is Done Correctly or Pay the Price! →

The Unreported Offshore Account – Still Alive After Death & Plaguing Executors and Heirs

My blog post reproduced below was originally posted on AngloInfo "Let's Talk About US Tax" Posted on October 12, 2015 by Virginia La Torre Jeker J.D., When someone dies owning an unreported financial account, the heirs and executors of the estate are faced with a serious problem. First, assuming there is undeclared income earned with respect to the … Continue reading The Unreported Offshore Account – Still Alive After Death & Plaguing Executors and Heirs →

If You Go, You Can’t Come Back. The Reed/Schumer Follies-Past And Proposed Anti-Expat Legislation: Interview With Bill Yates, Former IRS Attorney (International)

My blog post reproduced below was originally posted on AngloInfo "Let's Talk About US Tax" on December 30, 2013 by Virginia La Torre Jeker J.D., Today’s blog post is yet another interview that provides valuable insight from Willard (Bill) Yates, who recently retired from the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International) (ACCI), Internal Revenue Service after 31 years … Continue reading If You Go, You Can’t Come Back. The Reed/Schumer Follies-Past And Proposed Anti-Expat Legislation: Interview With Bill Yates, Former IRS Attorney (International) →

Reminder – All About Alimony and the Foreign Spouse….If You Hate Your Spouse As Much as You Hate Paying Taxes …

My readers know that broad US tax reform was enacted in December under the commonly called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). Today’s post is a reminder of how the new tax rules will impact any US spouse who will be either paying or receiving alimony. The clock is ticking and action must be taken … Continue reading Reminder – All About Alimony and the Foreign Spouse….If You Hate Your Spouse As Much as You Hate Paying Taxes … →