Kunal Patel

Hiring a Tax Attorney for Offshore Matters (avoid costly mistakes)

How Much does a Streamlined Case Cost? Foreign accounts cases are unique and present different challenges. We often get quote requests by email. Hopefully this …

IRS Tax Amnesty & Voluntary Disclosure Practice

Domestic Voluntary Disclosure The IRS issued a memorandum on November 29, 2018 that updates the process for domestic and offshore voluntary disclosures after the 2014 offshore voluntary disclosure program …

Gifts from Foreign Persons — Form 3520

When a U.S. person receives a gift from a foreign person in excess of $100,000, the transaction triggers a Form 3520 filing requirement. There are …

Community Property and Tax Liabilities

Texas is a community property state, which means that all “community property” is owned jointly and equally by both spouses. In Texas, all property accumulated …

Form 8938 Filing Requirements

“FATCA” (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) requires specified individuals to report ownership of specified foreign financial assets if the total value exceeds the applicable reporting …

Innocent Spouse Relief

When a husband and wife sign a joint tax return, each spouse is jointly and severally liable for all taxes relating to that year. Where …

How the IRS Investigates FBAR Violations

In this article are the IRS’ internal procedures for investigations of FBAR violations as found in the IRM. After a foreign bank reports the non-compliant …

Foreign Bank Account Reporting under the Bank Secrecy Act (FBARs)

If you are a US citizen or tax resident, you may have a foreign bank account reporting obligation. This often catches many immigrants to the …

Sale of a Principal Residence with Nonresidential Use

You want to sell your primary residence, but you rent part of it and don’t know how that affects your taxes. Or you’ve converted your …

Canadian Investments and U.S. Tax Compliance

Taxation of Canadian investments in the U.S. can be complicated. It can even be difficult to find a tax advisor who can properly report these …

I hired Kunal for my offshore case. It was fairly complicated and my accountant did not know how to report them. I called a few attorneys and some of them tried to scare me about my situation. I felt comfortable with Kunal. I wanted someone to take their time with my case and do it properly instead of rushing. It was a straightforward process and done very professionally.

– V.R., Client

Mr. Kunal Patel is a very competent tax attorney handling FATCA and overseas taxation. He worked patiently, efficiently and in professional manner in resolving overseas taxes. He is easy to work with. He delivered what he had stated during our consultation. His service charges are quite reasonable. I would recommend him.

– Anonymous, Client

Mr. Patel was very professional and approachable. He listens to clients and does not handle cases just mechanically.
He successfully closed a streamlined offshore procedure.

– Anonymous, Client

Our experience with Kunal Patel has been awesome. He was extremely transparent, always available for advice, very reliable and basically on top of the job. He pointed us in the right direction & cleared our matter very professionally. We would most certainly recommend him,to whoever might need a Tax Attorney.

– S.S., Client

We found Mr. Patel’s services to be professional, speedy, and his rates are very reasonable…We were impressed with his knowledge of the inner workings of the IRS and complicated tax law and found him to be very trustworthy and ethical in a field where many other firms are just out to get your money. I would highly recommend his services and will definitely use his services again.

– L Mascari, Client

When I first called Kunal I was very worried because I had many years of FBARs and unreported foreign income. Kunal did a good job reassuring me throughout the process and the streamlined application went without any problems.

– J.P., Client

I was worried of the potential penalties resulting from failure to report my foreign investments. I approached Kunal to help becoming compliant and he took time to explain about the streamlined domestic procedure. We submitted the application and received the IRS acknowledgement in a few months. Thank you Kunal for your help.

– AB, Client

Kunal helped us with a successful streamlined filing disclosure of foreign assets. He came across as very knowledgeable and answered all our questions…He was efficient and quick in completing the process after we had put together all our documentation. Overall, we had a very good experience working with him. I would strongly recommend him.

– Anonymous, Client

Kunal has been really helpful in getting me compliant per the streamline procedures. Kunal was aware of all the nuances related to FATCA and FBAR procedures and gave appropriate recommendation and advice. I would definitely recommend Kunal.

– Sid, Client

Kunal Patel was extremely helpful in solving my tax problems. He is very experienced and professional. Kunal was willing to fight for me to get my issues resolved. I was very happy with the results and highly recommend the Law Office of Kunal Patel!

– F Mann, Client

I hired Kunal to assist me with a SDOP application after talking to a few other tax attorneys. He is very professional and methodical in his approach. Also very reasonable with his rates. You will definitely find an ethical lawyer in Kunal and I wish him the best for the future.

– Anonymous, Client