Aug 14, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
Last week we discussed the international tax situation of John and Sue Ling, a hypothetical couple from Taiwan that has been residing in the United States for many years. John is a U.S. citizen but Sue is not, although she is a permanent U.S. resident (or green card...
Aug 6, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
Today we will explore the fictional case of John and Sue Ling to demonstrate some of the factors affecting international estate planning. John and Sue came to the United States from Taiwan 30 years ago when John was hired as an engineering professor at a local...
Jul 30, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
If you have ever sat down with your attorney or CPA to discuss estate issues, you know that estate planning involves a lot of decision making on your part. Estate planning professionals seem to have a never-ending list of options to choose from: revocable trusts,...
Jul 16, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
Taxpayers are sometimes unaware they have a foreign filing requirement. In this blog post, we will look at an example in which the client was the beneficiary of a retirement account that was considered a foreign financial asset, even though he had never worked outside...
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...