FINCast Ep. 19 - The DPRK Sanctions Program
A common strategy many wealth management firms recommend is ensuring that as much as 30% of your portfolio includes foreign investments and securities. What is the potential tax impact of foreign investments? One of the keys...more
The IRS has clearly identified legitimate reasons why "U.S. Persons" would establish or maintain ownership in a foreign trust. However, a foreign trust creates complex IRS reporting requirements for US taxpayers who own a...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 26, 2022 – December 30, 2022...more
El intercambio automático y masivo entre el fisco de Estados Unidos y otros países empezó con la ley de cumplimiento fiscal de cuentas extranjeras (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act o FATCA). FATCA es parte de una larga...more
Under current FinCEN regulations, a foreign account holding virtual currency is not reportable on the FBAR. However, FinCEN in its FinCEN Notice 2020-2, proposes amending reports of foreign financial accounts (FBAR)...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
¿Qué sucede si un agente de retención de los EE. UU. de una institución financiera extranjera (FFI) aplica erróneamente una retención del capítulo 4 de FATCA del Código de Rentas Internas (IRC) del 30% a un pago a la FFI?...more
What if a U.S. Withholding Agent of a Foreign financial Institution (FFI) erroneously applies a 30% Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Chapter 4 FATCA Withholding to a payment to the FFI? What can be done to recover the funds? ...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
On November, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) published its Public Report. The purpose of IRSAC is to serve as an advisory body to the Commissioner of the IRS and to organize a public forum between...more
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) have multiple FATCA reporting compliance responsibilities and face the possibility of penalties for not complying. ...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 23 – 27, 2019. December 20, 2019: The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more
IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is a federal agency department specifically authorized to investigate and prosecute federal income tax crimes. IRS-CI uses data analytics such as models, algorithms, and the millions of...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
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
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
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
El 30 de octubre del 2018, la división Internacional y de Grandes Empresas del IRS (“LBI”) anunció la aprobación de una campaña de cumplimiento que incluye cómo las Instituciones Financieras Extranjeras (“FFIs)) y ciertas...more
On October 30, 2018, the IRS Large Business and International division (LBI) announced the approval of a compliance campaign regarding Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) and certain Non-Financial Foreign Entity reporting of...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
El 20 de abril del 2018, los Gobiernos de Costa Rica y los Estados Unidos firmaron una nueva versión de su ACUERDO ENTRE EL GOBIERNO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA Y EL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA PARA EL...more
On April 20, 2018, the Governments of Costa Rica and the U.S.A. signed a new version of their AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA FOR THE EXCHANGE...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