FILING US TAX RETURNS AND FBAR’S ISN’T THE WHOLE STORY: THE THIRD IN A SERIES ABOUT OTHER US TAX SURPRISES – REPORTING REQUIREMENTS – IRS FORM 5471 – Category 3 Filers

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US persons with ownership interests in foreign corporations or who are directors or officers of foreign corporations are subject to special reporting rules. The first article of this series provided the general reporting requirements under Form 5471 which was followed by the second article of this series about the reporting requirements of “Category 2 Filers”, which are the reporting requirements of a US citizen or resident who is an officer or director of a foreign corporation. This article will focus on the reporting requirements of “Category 3 Filers”, which are the reporting requirements that are generally triggered when US persons acquire and dispose of stock in a foreign corporation.

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G-IV Visas: Taxation on US Source Capital Gains

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An individual residing in the US in G-IV visa status (“G-IV Taxpayer”) is generally taxed as a nonresident alien even though the individual may live in the US for an extended period of time. Generally, nonresident aliens are not subject to US capital gains tax with the exception of real property located in the US. However, there is an exception to this rule for nonresident aliens who have been in the US for more than 182 days in a given year.

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FILING US TAX RETURNS AND FBAR’S ISN’T THE WHOLE STORY: THE SECOND IN A SERIES ABOUT OTHER US TAX SURPRISES – REPORTING REQUIREMENTS – IRS FORM 5471 – Category 2 Filers

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US persons with ownership interests in foreign corporations or who are directors or officers of foreign corporations are subject to special reporting rules.  The first article of this series provided the general reporting requirements under Form 5471.  This article will focus on the reporting requirements of “Category 2 Filers”, which are the reporting requirements of…

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US signs Bilateral FATCA Agreements

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Thanksgiving was quite a feast for the US Treasury Department. On November 26, 2013, the US and Costa Rica signed a bilateral agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and on November 28, 2013, the US and the Cayman Islands signed a bilateral agreement to implement FATCA. The Costa Rican agreement is…

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FILING US TAX RETURNS AND FBAR ISN’T THE WHOLE STORY: INTRODUCING IRS FORM 5471

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US TAX SURPRISES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SERIES If you are a US person (citizen or resident) you may have learned by now that you have to file a US tax return and bank report each year, even if you have no US source income.  Well, that’s not all.  This is the first in a series…

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