International Tax Services

Visit our International Tax Blog for an in-depth look at a variety of international tax topics.

Whether you are an individual or a business, it is critical that you understand the complex U.S. tax and disclosure rules that pertain to foreign investments and transactions.

Sciarabba Walker has assisted both individuals and businesses with tax reporting issues related to the ownership of foreign assets, receipt of income from abroad, and foreign financial transactions. Our International Tax Group is knowledgeable and up to date with the latest rules and regulations in this area. Some of the areas of expertise include:

Businesses and Business owners

  • Consulting for international business expansion
  • U.S. employees working abroad
  • Foreign employees and independent contractors
  • Foreign owners and investors
  • ECTI withholding for foreign partners or LLC members
  • FDAP withholdings for payments to foreign persons
  • FBAR filing requirements
  • Treaty benefits
  • Controlled foreign corporations
  • Transfer pricing issues
  • Foreign tax credits
  • Disclosures related to ownership in a foreign corporation
  • Disclosures related to transactions with affiliated foreign corporations

Individuals

  • Professors on sabbatical leave overseas
  • Foreign individuals working in the U.S.
  • U.S. residents with foreign investments
  • Ownership of real property in a foreign county
  • Receipt of foreign inheritance
  • FBAR filing requirements
  • Treaty benefits
  • Sale of U.S. real estate by nonresident alien
  • PFIC tax and reporting issues
  • Income tax reporting of worldwide income
  • Estate planning for noncitizen spouses
  • Nonresident alien estates
  • Expatriation
  • U.S. citizens living in a foreign country

 

 

 

We are a proud member of PrimeGlobal, one of the five largest associations of independent accounting firms in the world. Through our PrimeGlobal membership, we can refer you to reputable accounting firms throughout the globe should you need tax advice or have filing requirements in a foreign county.

PrimeGlobal even offers a series of comprehensive guides to doing business in numerous countries around the world, free of charge to the public! You can view these guides over on the PrimeGlobal site.

If you have any issues or concerns in the above areas, please contact the International Tax Group at Sciarabba Walker for expert guidance.

 

Recent International Tax Blogs

International Individual Tax Considerations

International Individual Tax Considerations

Individual tax returns with international issues are tough - don't go it alone. If you have been preparing your own taxes for years, you may have a certain level of confidence. With recent changes to tax laws, what you have been doing for years may have completely...

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Tax Withholding on Foreign Payees

Tax Withholding on Foreign Payees

On April 25, 2017, we posted the first part of a blog series entitled “Tax Withholding When Business Activities Involve International Entities and Individuals”. In this blog, we would like to expand on the issue of withholding taxes on payments made to foreign payees....

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Reporting Over $10,000 in Cash Transactions

Reporting Over $10,000 in Cash Transactions

Criminals often deal in cash, and sometimes, large amounts of it.  To help combat money laundering, tax evasion, drug dealing, terrorist financing, and other criminal activities, the federal government has made it mandatory that a trade or business that receives more...

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