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
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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