There continues to be limited Virtual Currency (VC) guidance from the US Treasury and the IRS and VC investors ought to proceed cautiously. IRS continues to make reference to Notice 2014-21 to remind Taxpayers that VC...more
8/17/2018
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Virtual Currency
El 31 de Julio del 2018, el IRS publicó una Notificación (2018-9) para informar que la Certificación de Cuentas Preexistentes (COPA) y el Proceso de Certificación Periódica (relacionada con el cumplimiento de una Entidad con...more
On 7/31/18, IRS released notification (2018-9) to inform that the Certification of Pre-Existing Accounts (COPA) and Periodic Certification Process (relates to an Entity’s compliance with various FATCA requirements) are now...more
Para propósitos de los Impuestos Federales de la Renta de los EE.UU, la Moneda Virtual (MV) se trata como “propiedad” (property). Como resultado, un inversionista de MV debe vigilar muy de cerca las posibles ganancias netas...more
8/3/2018
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On 5/30/18, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) sent a letter (https://www.aicpa.org/content/dam/aicpa/advocacy/tax/downloadabledocuments/20180530-aicpa-comment-letter-on-notice-2014-21-virtual-currency.pdf) to the IRS...more
7/30/2018
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De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
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Future Tax Treatment ,
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Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
According to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) states that the main focus for Financial Institution ought to be on the reporting of suspicious activities....more
7/23/2018
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El Jefe de Investigación Criminal del IRS, Don Fort, declaró recientemente: "Es posible utilizar Bitcoin y otras Criptomonedas de la misma manera que las cuentas bancarias extranjeras para facilitar la evasión de impuestos"....more
7/16/2018
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Virtual Currency
There are investors that have an interest in “exchanging or swapping” Virtual Currency (VC). Prior to the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), VC investors could take the position that if they “exchanged or swapped”...more
7/2/2018
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Virtual Currency
The ins and outs of virtual currency (VC) continue to challenge those who received VC for services rendered, accepted it for goods sold, bought it for investment less than a year ago, bought it for investment more than a year...more
6/22/2018
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Virtual Currency (VC) storage comes in the form of a “wallet” with private digital keys. The “wallets” can be domiciled in VC exchanges that operate in the US or foreign jurisdictions....more
6/15/2018
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FBAR ,
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Virtual Currency
Foreign Persons that own 25% of a US entity might want to reassess their strategy as it relates to that ownership. It “used to be” (until December, 2016) that a Foreign Person as a single owner of a Limited Liability Company...more
6/11/2018
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The Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) was originally created by five federal financial supervisory agencies (Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of...more
Tax Reform came and went and FATCA is still standing. While U.S. Corporations are now moving to a Territorial tax system, Individual U.S. Taxpayers living abroad ARE STILL REQUIRED to REPORT their worldwide income.
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Covered Financial Institutions (CFI) have until May 11, 2018 to implement and comply with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Final Customer Due Diligence Rule (the CDD Rule). The CDD Rule imposes a new...more
On April 9, 2018, IRS released Notice (IR-2018-87) to remind Taxpayers that hold foreign assets of their U.S. tax obligations which could include a filing requirement and a U.S. tax liability. This Notice applies to all U.S....more
4/13/2018
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Voluntary Disclosure
For U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, Virtual Currency (VC) is treated as property. As a result, a VC investor ought to keep a very close watch on potential net short term capital gains (realized gain if VC is held one year...more
4/12/2018
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Virtual Currency
Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code requires certain U.S. Shareholders to pay a transition tax on the untaxed foreign earnings of certain Specified Foreign Corporations as if those earnings had been repatriated to the...more
El 19 de marzo de 2018, el IRS publicó el "Borrador de Preguntas de Certificación FATCA" (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/corporations/draft-fatca-certifications) para ser completado por el Oficial Responsable (“RO”) de una ...more
On March 19, 2018, IRS released “Draft FATCA Certification Questions” to be completed by the Responsible Officer (RO) of a Participating Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) or Reporting Model 2 FFI. ...more
El 13 de marzo del 2018, el IRS anunció la terminación del Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria De Cuentas en el Extranjero (“OVDP”) desde el 28 de septiembre del 2018 (Notificación IR-2018-52). El OVDP ha estado disponible...more
On March 13, 2018, IRS announced the termination of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) as of September 28, 2018 (Notice IR-2018-52). ...more
There is a new Bill drafted on November 14, 2017 called the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (CTIFA). The Bill is currently in a committee in the Senate and it proposes a substantial overhaul to the Bank Secrecy Act...more
The National Taxpayer Advocate Report for 2017 (Purple Book) is a summary of legislative recommendations that the Office of Taxpayer Advocate (OTA) believes will strengthen taxpayers rights and improve tax administration. ...more
US Taxpayers (which includes US Citizens, Permanent Residents, Trusts, Estates, and Domestic Entities) with an interest in foreign financial accounts that meet the reporting threshold of an aggregate value exceeding $10,000...more
Desde la crisis financiera mundial que comenzó en el 2007, los contribuyentes Estadounidenses e Internacionales han estado bajo un escrutinio creciente. El sistema financiero ha sido fuertemente regulado y monitoreado de...more