27 Jun Is a government pension from Japan taxable in the USA?
A. It depends!...
Tax Treaties
14 Jul Lessons Learned Preparing & Defending IRS Form 8938 – FATCA
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Foreign Financial Asset Reporting (FATCA) - Form 8938 was enacted March 18, 2010 and requires filing of Form 8938. The FATCA requirement does not replace or otherwise affect a taxpayer’s obligation to file an FinCEN Form 114. Basically if you are a US taxpayer holding foreign financial assets you...
05 Oct IRS Form 8833 – Treaty-Based Return Disclosure Under IRC 6114
IRS Form 8833 - Treaty-Based Return Disclosure Under IRC 6114 - When MUST It Be Filed? While the light of my life was off at a family wedding in Fargo, ND this past weekend a friend flew into town unexpectedly from Minnesota with a complimentary ticket...
09 Sep Procedures for Requesting Competent Authority Assistance under US Tax Treaties
U.S. competent authority assistance is not necessarily contingent upon whether you sign an agreement with the IRS Examination function contrary to the assertions of some IRS Revenue Agents. Turns out this is important information for some US Taxpayers of international origin in battle with the IRS. Yes...