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
Form 1040NR: When Is Income Considered U.S. Sourced?
U.S. citizens and resident aliens use Form 1040 (or a shorter variation of this form) to report their worldwide income for tax purposes. Nonresident aliens, however, use Form 1040NR to report U.S. source income and calculate any taxes due to the United States. There...
U.S. Filing Requirements for Nonresident Aliens and Dual Citizens
This International Tax Blog series will discuss U.S. filing requirements for nonresident aliens and dual citizens. To get started, we will discuss some of the terms that will be used in the series and provide some background information about what these terms mean....
New ITIN Expiration Rules and How to Renew Your ITIN
In the previous posts of this series we discussed what an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is and how to obtain one. Today we will discuss the new ITIN expiration rules and how to renew your ITIN if it expires. ITINs that have not been included on a...