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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continued recent improvements to the process for making elections under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). Until last year, an 83(b) election was made in a...more
As explained in a prior blog, last year the IRS released Form 15620, an approved IRS form for making Section 83(b) elections under the Internal Revenue Code. Historically the IRS has required taxpayers to submit their 83(b)...more
The August Monthly Minute highlights new IRS guidance addressing student loan matching programs, HHS’s increases to civil monetary penalties and Form 5330 paper filing updates....more
The IRS released Tax Tip 2024-38, April 25, 2024, to explain to taxpayers how to amend a tax return. If a taxpayer discovers an error after filing their return, the taxpayer may need to amend a tax return. IRS states that...more
On April 3, 2023, the United States Tax Court issued its opinion in Farhy v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, which upset long-standing views on how the IRS may assess and collect penalties for failure to file certain tax...more
Are you searching for 2023 tax return preparation and filing tips? The window officially opened to submit 2023 tax returns to the IRS on January 29, 2024. The following day the IRS released IR-2024-38, “Things to remember...more
As part of the routine administration of employee benefit plans, shortly after the end of a calendar year, many transactions must be reported to the federal government (“information returns”) and participants (“payee...more
United States citizens and residents are often not aware of the myriad of foreign information return filing obligations that exist under federal tax laws. For example, buried within the Code are reporting obligations...more
In the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress lowered the minimum reporting threshold from $20,000 to $600 for filing information returns relating to reportable payment transactions that are facilitated by payment...more
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
Welcome to part 1 of our Allen Barron International Tax Primer for US Taxpayers and Expatriates. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that taxes its citizens on their worldwide income. US taxpayers are...more
In the midst of tax season, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2023-12 establishing new procedures for nonprofit and tax-exempt entities making miscellaneous determination requests. As with recent procedural changes to Forms 1023,...more
As part of an ongoing effort to modernize its operations and reduce administrative burdens, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revised and updated the Form 8940 for tax-exempt organizations, charities, and nonexempt...more
Muchos ciudadanos americanos que viven en el extranjero no presentan su declaración de impuestos en Estados Unidos de América (“EUA”) por diversas cuestiones. Generalmente, esto sucede porque se tiene la creencia que no es...more
In the recent case of Rost v. United States, the Fifth Circuit analyzed whether a foreign entity should be classified as a foreign trust subject to IRS Form 3520 penalties. The case arose in the context of a Liechtenstein...more
Interests in or transactions with foreign trusts can cause headaches for federal income tax purposes. Depending on the interest or transactions at issue, U.S. citizens or residents may have to file a Form 3520, a Form...more
In a previous post, we highlighted guidance released by the IRS on the topic of “relevance” and some of the implications it had in the pre-immigration planning context. More specifically, the guidance addressed issues...more
IRS Revising Form 1024 to Allow for Electronic Submission - As part of an ongoing effort to improve service for the tax-exempt community, the IRS is revising Form 1024, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under...more
On November 16, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publicly previewed a draft of a revised Form 8038-CP (Return for Credit Payments to Issuers of Qualified Bonds), along with updated filing instructions and a new...more
The Affordable Care Act requires covered employers to report that they offered minimum essential coverage to their employees by filing IRS Forms 1094-C and 1095-C. Until recently, the IRS offered “good-faith transition...more
Electronic Filing Mandate for Form 990-EZ - The Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, 2019, requires tax-exempt organizations to electronically file information returns and related forms. The requirement to file...more
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended its temporary approval of accepting digital signatures on certain IRS forms until December 31, 2021 (see Memorandum NHQ-10-1220-000, the Memorandum). This Memorandum has also...more
IRS webinar: File Error-Free Form 1023-EZ - The Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division invites you toregister for the free File Error-Free Form 1023-EZ webinar on Thursday, February 4, 2021; 1 p.m. Eastern Time....more
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued news release IR-2020-194 on August 28, approving the temporary use of digital signatures for certain IRS forms that must be filed with the IRS manually. ...more
On July 14, 2020, the US Treasury Department and the IRS released a proposed redesigned partnership form for tax year 2021 (filing season 2022). The two proposed forms SCHEDULE K-2 (Form 1065) and Schedule K-3 (Form 1065) are...more