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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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Part 2 – International Tax Primer for US Taxpayers and Expatriates

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We continue with Part 2 – International Tax Primer for US Taxpayers and Expatriates with one of the most common forms associated with foreign asset and income reporting to the IRS: Form 8938, the Statement of Specified...more

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Proposed Regs Affect PFIC Elections

On January 25, 2022, the IRS and Treasury proposed regulations that would treat U.S. partners, instead of their partnerships, as PFIC shareholders for making qualified electing fund, mark-to-market, or purging elections,...more

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Proposed Regulations Regarding the Aggregate Treatment for Pass-Through Owners of PFIC Stock

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On January 25, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing provisions in prior proposed regulations which generally...more

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No S-Corp for You? – New Proposed Carried Interest Regulations that May Affect Crypto Fund Managers

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Historically, the ability for investment fund managers to take profits in the form of carried interest has allowed those managers to pay the lower long-term capital gains tax rate (compared to income) so long as the...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Carried Interests

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Treasury Department released proposed regulations (REG-107213-18) under Section 1061 on July 31 providing guidance to the holders of certain carried interests. These rules are of...more

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U.S. Tax Reform: IRS Proposes Interest Deduction Limitation Regulations

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On November 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue...more

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Does investing in a PFIC make sense given FATCA reporting?

Since FATCA’s implementation in 2010, investing in a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) is a questionable decision. PFICs are reportable investments and their tax regime is punitive. Under FATCA, US Taxpayers’...more

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