El Nudo Corredizo se está Cerrando
El Nudo Corredizo se está Cerrando was published by JD Supra on 5/1/19. Ahora que el IRS lleva cuatro años intercambiando datos de FATCA en sus computadoras y se está embarcando en una Campaña de Exactitud de Presentación de FATCA, existe una urgencia especial para los Contribuyentes Estadounidenses fuera de cumplimiento que no existía anteriormente. […]
The Noose is Closing
The Noose is Closing was published by JD Supra on 5/1/19. Now that IRS has four years of FATCA exchanged data in its computers and is embarking on a FATCA Filing Accuracy Campaign, there is a special urgency for for noncompliant U.S. Taxpayers that did not previously exist. Since March 2010, the U.S. has crafted […]
The Financial Action Task Force and Virtual Assets
The Financial Action Task Force and Virtual Assets article was published by JD Supra on 4/30/19. The FATF (FATF) is an inter-governmental body with 38 members that sets standards and promotes the implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and threats to the integrity of the international financial system. […]
Auditors are required to be “Independent” of their Audit Clients
Auditors are required to be “Independent” of their Audit Clients was published by JD Supra on 4/23/19. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) mandates that audit committees be directly responsible for the oversight of the engagement of the company’s independent auditor, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules are designed to ensure that auditors […]
Understanding a Personal Representative
Understanding a Personal Representative was published by JD Supra on 4/16/19. A Personal Representative (PR) is in charge of the property (estate) of an individual who has died (known as the decedent). When a person passes away, their assets become property of their estate. Any income those assets generate is also part of the estate […]
Itemized Deductions Anyone?
Itemized Deductions Anyone? was published by JD Supra on 4/16/19. Taxpayers can either itemize or take the standard deduction. They can’t do both. Many Taxpayers that were able to itemize deductions in prior tax years are unable to do so in Tax Year 2018 because the Tax Reform has made it more beneficial for many […]
Unexpected Tax Bill and you Cannot pay the full amount of Taxes you Owe?
Unexpected Tax Bill and you Cannot pay the full amount of Taxes you Owe? was published by JD Supra on 4/16/19. Many Taxpayers might be faced with an unexpected tax bill during the 2018 Tax season. Many Taxpayers did not alter their tax withholding in their paychecks to reflect the changes in the Tax Reform. […]
Tax Time and Virtual Currency
Tax Time and Virtual Currency was published by JD Supra on 4/9/19. Virtual Currency (VC) investors continue to have accounting challenges at tax time. They are seeking to better understand and comply with their U.S. tax regulatory obligations when using VC. That said, IRS has not issued any additional guidance that Taxpayers may rely upon […]
IRS Continues to Cross-Reference Foreign Financial Accounts and Assets
IRS Continues to Cross-Reference Foreign Financial Accounts and Assets was published by JD Supra on 4/2/19. IRS holds information that is sourced from the FATCA reports submitted by Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) (on Form 8966 – FATCA Report) and by Individual US Taxpayers that have reporting obligations via Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial […]
Residential Real Property Purchased with Virtual Currency must be Reported
Residential Real Property Purchased with Virtual Currency must be Reported was published by JD Supra on 3/26/19. On November 15, 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of a “Revised” Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) that requires U.S. title insurance companies (Covered Business) to identify the 25% Beneficial Owners behind “Shell” companies (legal […]
IRS is on to Self-Employed Taxpayers
IRS is on to Self-Employed Taxpayers was published by JD Supra on 3/19/19. On February 14, 2019, the TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION (TIGTA) released the Report “Expansion of the Gig Economy Warrants Focus on Improving Self-Employment Tax Compliance”. The report focuses on Taxpayers that are Self-Employed and participate in the Sharing Economy (Gig […]
FinCEN makes Permanent Decision on Renewals and Rollovers. Financial Institutions still need to document information if they become aware of a change in Beneficial Ownership
FinCEN makes Permanent Decision on Renewals and Rollovers. Financial Institutions still need to document information if they become aware of a change in Beneficial Ownership was published by JD Supra on 3/12/19. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) provided the banking industry certain “permanent” relief from collecting beneficial ownership information regarding certain accounts (Covered Products) […]
