FINCast Ep. 19 - The DPRK Sanctions Program
How does the IRS define willfulness in unreported or under-reported offshore income? What actions help determine whether a U.S. taxpayer's actions amount to "willful or non-willful" conduct? Why should U.S. taxpayers be...more
What is an FBAR, and what information is a U.S. taxpayer required to report to the U.S. Government and the IRS? There are many questions about the requirements for U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts, investments, and...more
Are you wondering when a US taxpayer should consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP? Are you concerned about unreported or under-reported income, financial accounts, assets, investments, cryptocurrency or...more
El 11/04/24, el IRS concluyó su Lista de la Docena Sucia de 2024 con una “advertencia a los contribuyentes sobre los promotores que venden estrategias fiscales falsas y esquemas extraterritoriales fraudulentos diseñados para...more
On 4/11/24, the IRS wrapped up its 2024 Dirty Dozen List with a “warning to taxpayers regarding promoters selling bogus tax strategies and fraudulent offshore schemes designed to reduce or avoid taxes altogether”. Tax...more
What are the tax consequences of offshore mutual funds for US expats and taxpayers? US expatriates have faced a substantial number of challenges over the past several years as a result of FATCA. It can be hard to simply open...more
Could Artificial Intelligence (AI) increase the likelihood of an IRS audit in your future? How does the IRS use AI to identify US taxpayers who attempt to hide assets, under-report income or otherwise cheat the IRS? In...more
Las explicaciones generales de la Administración de Biden sobre las Propuestas de Ingresos de la Administración para el año fiscal 2024 analizan la propuesta de informes de intercambio de información por parte de...more
The Biden Administration General Explanations of the Administration’s Revenue Proposals for Fiscal Year 2024 discusses the proposal for exchange of information reporting by financial institutions and offshore digital asset...more
The TIGTA Report dated April 7, 2022 details six recommendations for additional actions needed to address Non-Filing and Non-Reporting Compliance Under FATCA. ...more
FATCA se convirtió en ley en Marzo del 2010 con el objetivo de combatir el incumplimiento de la declaración del impuesto sobre la renta internacional por parte de ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes contribuyentes...more
La participación en FATCA no es una opción, llegó para quedarse y es parte de una iniciativa global. FATCA es complicado, y para los banqueros, ha implicado aprender nueva terminología y comprender en exceso de un mil de...more
Participation in FATCA is not an option, it is here to stay, and it is part of a global initiative. FATCA is complicated, and for the bankers, it has implied learning new terminology and understanding thousands of pages of a...more
En noviembre de 2019, el Consejo Asesor del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (“IRSAC”) publicó su Informe Público. El propósito de IRSAC es servir como un cuerpo asesor del Comisionado del IRS y organizar un foro público entre...more
The Responsible Officer (RO) of a Participating Foreign Financial Institution (PFFI) or Reporting Model 2 FFI is required to file the FFI’s FATCA certification of an Entity’s preexisting accounts (COPA) and its Periodic...more
Now, More than Ever, Taxpayers with Lingering Offshore Tax Non-Compliance Must Seek Professional Assistance - On November 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“the Service”) released a memorandum containing important...more
El 11 de Noviembre del 2018, el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU. (“DOJ”) informó que el banquero Adrian Baron, el ex Director de Negocios y ex Director Ejecutivo de Loyal Bank Ltd, un banco “off-shore” con oficinas en...more
On September 11, 2018, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that banker Adrian Baron, the former Chief Business Officer and former Chief Executive Officer of Loyal Bank Ltd, an off-shore bank with offices in Budapest,...more
Una certificación FATCA consiste en respuestas a una o más serie de preguntas que los Oficiales Responsables (RO) de ciertas entidades deben responder y enviar al IRS para confirmar el cumplimiento de las entidades con los...more
A FATCA certification consists of answers to one or more series of questions that the Responsible Officers (RO) of certain entities must answer and submit to the IRS to confirm the entities’ compliance with the requirements...more
Both the American Bar Association (ABA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) have written letters (3/19/18 for the ABA and 5/30/18 for the AICPA) to the IRS to obtain further definition and...more
An investigation of Belize-based stockbrokers recently led to the first FATCA conviction since its enactment in 2010. The former head of an offshore bank pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has secured its first conviction ever under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, through the guilty plea of Adrian Baron, a former executive of Loyal Bank Ltd., a bank with...more
Muchos Expatriados Estadounidenses están recibiendo Cartas FATCA de los bancos del extranjero alrededor del mundo. Los bancos están enviando estas cartas en anticipación al Reporte FATCA del IRS para reportar la información...more
Just one day after the October 15 deadline for filing personal income tax returns on extension, the Internal Revenue Service issued a strongly-worded warning to non-compliant taxpayers: take action now to fix your problem, or...more