There are Taxpayers that understate income, overstate expenses and present fraudulent claims on their tax returns for credits and deductions. These Taxpayers run the risk of being identified by the IRS and having IRS...more
On May 30, 2018, the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) wrote a letter to the IRS to obtain further definition and clarity regarding Virtual Currency (VC) FATCA and FBAR reporting requirements....more
6/10/2019
/ AICPA ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency
The forensic accounting skillset of FBI Special Agent, Mrs. Laura Smith, is receiving a lot of credit for her work in the largest college scandal in the U.S; the Varsity Blues Operation.
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Los Contribuyentes Estadounidenses con facturas de impuestos vencidas que han sido identificados por el IRS corren el riesgo de perder los privilegios de pasaporte de los EE. UU. ...more
Certain US Taxpayers that have been identified by IRS with overdue tax bills maybe at risk of losing US passport privileges. IRS has been trying to encourage US Taxpayers that are seriously behind on their taxes to pay what...more
El 15 de marzo del 2019, el IRS informó que la ocultación de dinero o activos en cuentas extraterritoriales (“offshore”) no declaradas permanece en la lista de las estafas tributarias conocidas come la Docena Sucia o "Dirty...more
5/13/2019
/ FATCA ,
FBAR ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
IGAs ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Offshore Banks ,
Offshore Funds ,
OVDP ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns ,
Tax Scams
On March 15, 2019, IRS reported that hiding money or assets in unreported offshore accounts remains on the Internal Revenue Service’s “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2019....more
5/13/2019
/ FATCA ,
FBAR ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
IGAs ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Offshore Banks ,
Offshore Funds ,
OVDP ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns ,
Tax Scams
Ahora que el IRS lleva cuatro años intercambiando datos de FATCA en sus computadoras y se está embarcando en una Campaña de Exactitud de Presentación de FATCA, existe una urgencia especial para los Contribuyentes...more
5/1/2019
/ Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Delinquency Status ,
Failure to Comply ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
FFI ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
IRS ,
OVDP ,
Passports ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
Now that IRS has four years of FATCA exchanged data in its computers and is embarking on a FATCA Filing Accuracy Campaign, there is a special urgency for noncompliant U.S. Taxpayers that did not previously exist....more
5/1/2019
/ Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Delinquency Status ,
Failure to Comply ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
FFI ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
IRS ,
OVDP ,
Passports ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
Taxpayers can either itemize or take the standard deduction. They can’t do both. Many Taxpayers that were able to itemize deductions in prior tax years are unable to do so in Tax Year 2018 because the Tax Reform has made it...more
Many Taxpayers might be faced with an unexpected tax bill during the 2018 Tax season. Many Taxpayers did not alter their tax withholding in their paychecks to reflect the changes in the Tax Reform. ...more
4/11/2019
/ Debt Collection ,
Income Taxes ,
Installment Agreements ,
IRS ,
Offer-in-Compromise ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Extensions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Refunds ,
Trump Administration
The IRS might want to audit (also known as a review or an examination) an Individual Taxpayer’s accounts and financial information to verify that the information that the Individual Taxpayer is reporting is compliant with the...more
Virtual Currency (VC) investors continue to have accounting challenges at tax time. They are seeking to better understand and comply with their U.S. tax regulatory obligations when using VC. ...more
4/8/2019
/ 1099s ,
Bitcoin ,
Capital Gains ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Transactions ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency
IRS holds information that is sourced from the FATCA reports submitted by Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) (on Form 8966 - FATCA Report) and by Individual US Taxpayers that have reporting obligations via Form 8938...more
4/1/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
FATCA ,
Foreign Financial Accounts ,
Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) ,
IRS ,
Offshore Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Planning ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On February 14, 2019, the TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION (TIGTA) released the Report “Expansion of the Gig Economy Warrants Focus on Improving Self-Employment Tax Compliance”. ...more
3/18/2019
/ 1099s ,
AirBnB ,
Employee Definition ,
Etsy ,
Gig Economy ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Online Platforms ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Self Employed ,
Self-Employment Tax ,
Sharing Economy ,
Tax Planning ,
Uber
There will be Taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding unexpectedly falls short of their tax liability for Tax Year 2018. ...more
Tax Return information is protected from disclosure by the IRS to other parties by the IRC Section 6103 -Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return information. ...more
2/21/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Request for Production ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Records ,
Tax Returns ,
Third-Party ,
Unlawful Disclosure
There is a reality that fraud can occur at every level of a business. Every day businesses provide to their employees, peers and partners with internal resources, currency, checks, access to accounting systems, clients and...more
After the closing of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) - which ended on September 28, 2018, the US Department of Treasury released a Memorandum on November 20, 2018, disclosing an “Updated Voluntary Disclosure...more
On September 28, 2018, the IRS closed the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (2014 OVDP). The 2014 OVDP (and prior 2011 and 2009 programs) had the purpose of providing Taxpayers that WILLFULLY failed to report foreign...more
Pasaporte -
La capacidad del IRS para negar o revocar los Pasaportes de los Contribuyentes con "deuda tributaria gravemente morosa mayor de $50,000" es un problema abrumante que actualmente enfrentan los Contribuyentes de...more
2/1/2019
/ Back Taxes ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Delinquency Status ,
FATCA ,
GILTI tax ,
International Travel ,
IRS ,
OVDP ,
Passports ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Planning
Passport -
The IRS ability to deny or revoke the Passports of Taxpayers with “seriously delinquent tax debt greater than $50,000” is a distressing problem currently being encountered by U.S. Taxpayers...more
2/1/2019
/ Back Taxes ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Delinquency Status ,
FATCA ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
GILTI tax ,
International Travel ,
IRS ,
OVDP ,
Passports ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Planning
El Oficial Responsable (“RO”) de una Institución Financiera Extranjera Participante (“PFFI”) o una Institución Financiera Extranjera (“FFI”) Modelo 2 de Reporte estuvo obligado a presentar la Certificación FATCA de la FFI de...more
The National Taxpayer Advocate 2017 Report to Congress states that the Accuracy-Related Penalty under Internal Revenue Code Section 6662 remains the number one most litigated tax issue and has been over the last four years. ...more
For Tax Year 2018, Taxpayers will use the new and re-designed Form 1040. Although the IRS’s sentiment is that many Taxpayers will only need to file Form 1040 and none of the NEW NUMBERED SCHEDULES, there will be Taxpayers...more
1/25/2019
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Child Tax Credit ,
Filing Requirements ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Required Forms ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Returns