June 10, 2013
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BY
Sally P. Schreiber
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Article
On Monday, the IRS issued final regulations on the 10% excise tax that has been in effect for amounts paid for indoor tanning services since July 1, 2010 (T.D. 9621). The regulations, which apply to amounts paid on or after June 11, 2013, finalize proposed rules issued in 2010 when the tax first became effective and withdraw the temporary regulations issued at the same time (T.D.
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May 22, 2013
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Sally P. Schreiber, J.D.
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Article
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the United Kingdom’s windfall profits tax imposed on newly privatized businesses was creditable against U.S. taxes under Sec. 901 (PPL Corp., No.12-43 (U.S. 5/20/13)). In doing so, the Court reversed the Third Circuit’s decision (665 F.3d 60 (3d Cir.
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May 17, 2013
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Eileen Reichenberg Sherr, CPA, M.Tax.
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Article
The IRS has recently notified the AICPA’s Foreign Trust Task Force that the IRS plans over the next few months to send out letters to taxpayers who filed Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust with a U.S.
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May 3, 2013
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Paul Bonner
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Article
More than 10,000 taxpayers showed signs of having avoided offshore penalties by making “quiet disclosures” of foreign bank accounts for tax years 2003 through 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported, a period for which the IRS has detected several hundred quiet disclosures. Filing data also suggest many more taxpayers may have begun reporting previously reportable foreign accounts on a recent current-year return without entering the government’s offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP) or making a quiet disclosure for prior open years, the GAO said.
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May 2, 2013
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Paul Bonner
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Article
Tokyo and Hong Kong have the highest allowable housing costs for 2013 for purposes of the foreign housing exclusion under Sec. 911(c). The limitation for Tokyo is $320.82 per day, or $117,100 for the entire year. For Hong Kong, it is $313.15 a day, or $114,300 for the year.
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April 1, 2013
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Article
The IRS issued final regulations providing rules on information reporting by foreign financial institutions (FFIs) and withholding on certain payments to FFIs and other foreign entities (T.D. 9610). Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (FATCA), enacted as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, P.L.
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March 14, 2013
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Sally P. Schreiber, J.D.
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Article
On Wednesday, the Tax Court held that a flight attendant who was a resident of Hong Kong and a U.S. citizen could not claim 100% of her wages were excludable under the Sec. 911 foreign earned income exclusion (Rogers, T.C. Memo. 2013-77). The court also upheld an accuracy-related penalty under Sec.
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March 1, 2013
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Alistair M. Nevius
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Article
U.S. citizens are taxable on their worldwide income, with a credit or deduction for taxes paid on foreign income. The United States makes no distinction between earnings from business or investment activities within the United States and those outside its borders. Tax laws governing cross-border transactions are both arcane and complex, and they present a host of traps, demanding familiarity with the basic tax rules that apply to both U.S.
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February 14, 2013
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Alistair M. Nevius, J.D.
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Article
The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the United States and Switzerland have signed a bilateral agreement to implement provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA was enacted by Congress in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, P.L.
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January 23, 2013
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Alistair M. Nevius, J.D.
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Article
The IRS on Wednesday announced that it is postponing for at least one year the requirement that domestic entities report interests in specified foreign financial assets. In Notice 2013-10, the IRS says that when it issues final regulations, they will apply no earlier than to tax years beginning after Dec.
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