In this episode Director of International Tax Services Art Dichter explains when foreign trusts are useful and how they play into tax planning.
With tax-filing season underway, foreign persons should be prepared to meet their unique U.S. tax-reporting and -payment responsibilities based on their tax residency status. Following are three important factors non-U.S. persons should keep in mind and act on sooner than later to avoid penalties for non-compliance. Know Your Income Tax Status Under U.S. tax laws, […]
The IRS, buried under millions of unprocessed tax returns from tax year 2020, is suspending the automatic mailings of certain letters and notices it usually generates when it identifies individuals and businesses that failed to file required tax returns or that owe additional taxes. The announcement comes just weeks after the IRS began accepting tax […]
The deadline is approaching for certain non-U.S. persons with U.S. income tax-reporting obligations to renew the Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) issued to them by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Failure to do so in a timely manner can result in significant delays in the processing of individuals’ federal tax returns and any related refunds […]
At the center of President Biden’s plan to rebuild the country’s infrastructure, create jobs and increase production of clean energy is a proposal to raise $2.3 trillion over 15 years, in large part, by increasing the corporate tax rate and reforming the international tax system. According to the administration, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]
With so much attention paid to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various forms of U.S. government stimulus, international businesses with foreign investors may have missed the passage of a new U.S. law imposing stricter anti-money-laundering compliance procedures for disclosing the identities of their beneficial owners beginning as soon as 2022. On Jan. […]
Under U.S. tax law, foreign corporations and foreign persons deemed nonresident aliens (NRA) for tax purposes must pay U.S. taxes only on income they earn from U.S. sources. Therefore, an NRA that owns an interest in U.S. real estate will have a U.S. income tax liability only when he or she “disposes” of the property […]
The IRS recently issued final and proposed regulations relating to the treatment of “high-taxed” global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), introduced in 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This latest guidance is welcome news to many U.S. investors, who may now make annual elections to exclude high-taxed GILTI from their gross income — […]
Millions of U.S. taxpayers will soon receive notice from the IRS that their government-issued Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) will expire at the end of this year. Affected individuals who do not qualify for Social Security numbers but do have U.S. tax filing and payment obligations should take immediate action to renew the ITINs for […]
The IRS has issued a series of guidance providing relief for nonresident alien individuals, foreign businesses and U.S. expats living and working abroad who may be adversely affected by the COVID-19 international travel restrictions and forced to prolong their stays in the United States. In general, individuals who meet U.S. residency tests are considered resident […]