Dec 10, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
U.S. taxpayers are not always aware that they must report their foreign accounts on an Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) in accordance with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requirements. If the taxpayer has reported all income (or did not have enough income...
Jul 9, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
Sometimes taxpayers are unaware that they have foreign reporting requirements. When discovered, they may need to catch up. In this blog, we will look at the hypothetical story of Antoine, a French citizen, living in the United States for more than 20 years. Antoine...
Feb 6, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
Last week we discussed two forms that may need to be filed if you have foreign accounts. This week, we will look at the fictional case of Steve and Marie, married U.S. citizens who live in the United States but travel to Canada regularly. Steve and Marie love to...
Jul 24, 2017 | Firm Updates, International Tax
In this International Tax Blog series we have been discussing the implications of failing to disclose foreign accounts to the U.S. government. The required form to disclose foreign accounts is FinCEN 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, commonly...
Jul 10, 2017 | Firm Updates, International Tax
When people read the words “IRS” and “foreign account,” their first thought often is to ignore it, because they do not think it applies to them. However, many people are surprised to learn that they actually do have foreign assets to report. Here are some examples:...
