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El Nudo Corredizo se está Cerrando

May 2019

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,

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The Noose is Closing

May 2019

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

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The Financial Action Task Force and Virtual Assets

April 2019

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

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Auditors are required to be “Independent” of their Audit Clients

April 2019

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

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Understanding a Personal Representative

April 2019

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

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Itemized Deductions Anyone?

April 2019

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

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Unexpected Tax Bill and you Cannot pay the full amount of Taxes you Owe?

April 2018

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

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Tax Time and Virtual Currency

April 2019

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

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IRS Continues to Cross-Reference Foreign Financial Accounts and Assets

April 2019

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

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Residential Real Property Purchased with Virtual Currency must be Reported

march 2019

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.

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IRS is on to Self-Employed Taxpayers

March 2019

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”.

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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

March 2019

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