Foreign Nationals & Expats

Foreign Account Reporting and Exchanges of Information

FATCA, treaty exchanges, and deferred prosecution agreements are some of the ways that IRS can be tipped off to your foreign accounts. Foreign Account Tax …

FIRPTA Withholding on Dispositions of U.S. Real Property Interests

FIRPTA witholding rules may apply to a disposition of a U.S. real property interest by a foreign person. Such transactions are subject to the Foreign …

IRS Audits of Streamlined Applications

A question that’s commonly asked by prospective clients in a streamlined compliance filing is: “will I get audited?” This article will hopefully shed some light. …

Foreign Life Insurance Taxation

How U.S. Life Insurance Policies are Taxed A whole life insurance policy is part investment and part life insurance. Such policies have two basic financial …

Streamlined Filing, Foreign Accounts, and Attorney’s Fees

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 …

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 …

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 …

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