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The Risk of California FTB Audits is Increasing

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Did you know that the number of California FTB audits is increasing when compared to the trend of IRS audits in 2025? The California Franchise Tax Board, or FTB, has recently invested in advanced data processing systems and...more

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Serious Challenges for Expats and Those Considering Moving Abroad

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The world is an ever-changing, ever-evolving crucible of financial and other serious challenges for expats and those considering moving abroad, as well as foreign nationals living and working in the United States. Oversight,...more

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Tracing Offshore Accounts in Divorce: How to Uncover Hidden Assets

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Offshore accounts are appealing to those trying to hide money because they offer banking secrecy in certain jurisdictions, lax reporting requirements compared to domestic accounts, and complex structures involving shell...more

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International Business and Offshore Investment and Banking Create Genuine IRS Risk

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International business and offshore investment and banking create genuine risk and exposure with the IRS. This extends to real estate ownership outside of the U.S. and other offshore-related financial activities, which raise...more

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The Potential Tax Impact of Foreign Investments

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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

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A Foreign Trust Creates Complex IRS Reporting Requirements

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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

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Model 1 FFI’s Obtain Extension of Relief

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IRS issued Notice 2024-78 on 10/28/24 providing the extension of temporary relief for FATCA Model 1 Financial Institutions (FFI’s) regarding the reporting of U.S. Taxpayer Identification Numbers. This means that the temporary...more

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Is it Too Late to Correct Past FBARs and File Amended Returns with the IRS?

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Is it too late to correct past FBARs and file amended returns with the IRS? The net is closing in on U.S. taxpayers with unreported or under-reported domestic and offshore income and assets. The IRS has increased audits in...more

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Relief arrives for certain Model 1 FFIs that do not transmit US TINs to IRS

Notice 2023-11, issued in December 2023, provided limited relief to certain foreign financial institutions (FFIs) that were not fully in compliance with the terms of their Model 1 FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)....more

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The IRS Digital Asset Broker Reporting Requirements

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The IRS digital asset broker reporting requirements were finalized earlier this year and impact all digital asset (i.e., cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs) transactions beginning January 1, 2025. What do...more

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Swiss sign Model 1 IGA with United States and resolve transition issues

On June 27, 2024, Switzerland and the United States executed the Agreement between Switzerland and the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement FATCA (New IGA), which will take effect...more

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How Does the IRS Define Willfulness in Unreported or Under-reported Offshore Income

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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

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The Step Doctrine and How it Applies to IRS, State, and California Tax

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It is important to understand the step doctrine and how it applies to IRS audits and state tax investigations, including California tax audits. The "step doctrine" is a concept not directly found in federal or California...more

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What is an FBAR and What Foreign Financial Information Are You Required to Report?

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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

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Are you Thinking of Moving to Another Country - A Few Things to Consider

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Are you thinking of moving to another country? Over the past decade, a record number of U.S. citizens have decided to live and work abroad. There are many issues you may not have considered that will impact any decision to...more

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When to Consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP

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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

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Estrategias Y Esquemas Tributarios Para Evitar Impuestos A La Vanguardia Del IRS

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

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Tax Strategies And Schemes To Avoid Taxes At IRS Forefront

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

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The Tax Consequences of Offshore Mutual Funds for US Expats and Taxpayers

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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

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How Does the IRS Use AI to Identify Tax Cheats?

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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

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¡Viene El Intercambio De Información De Activos Digitales Offshore!

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

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Offshore Digital Assets Information Exchange Coming!

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

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Weekly IRS Roundup December 26 – December 30, 2022

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

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¿Cuáles fiscos de América Latina reciben automáticamente información de USA y cómo funciona?

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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

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Global Developments in the Taxation and Reporting of Digital Assets

Just 10 years ago, only your millennial, techie cousin had ever heard of, let alone purchased, any cryptocurrency. Fast forward to 2021, and the volume of cryptocurrency transactions has grown to $15.8 trillion....more

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