What is the US tax impact of opening a foreign account for a US taxpayer including foreign nationals who live and work in the United States? The requirement for US taxpayers to report offshore accounts has been around for quite some time. In 2004, the IRS added penalties for non-willful...
Supporting The Business Life Cycle in San Diego
Allen Barron has decades of experience supporting the business life cycle in San Diego. Our integrated business, legal, tax, estate planning, accounting and advisory services allow business clients to bring a problem or challenge to our door knowing we can and will help to solve it efficiently and cost-effectively. What...
Integrated Legal Tax Accounting and Business Advisory Services
Allen Barron is developing a new palette of service offerings with integrated legal tax accounting and business advisory services for business owners and entrepreneurs. "Many business owners are looking for a single source integrated legal and tax as we;; as accounting and business advisory services company with deep expertise where they can...
How Does the IRS Define Willfulness for FBAR Audit Purposes
How does the IRS define willfulness in terms of IRS FBAR compliance? When will the actions of a US taxpayer amount to a "willful or non-willful" evasion of IRS FBAR responsibilities? If you have offshore bank or investment accounts you have probably heard by now that you are required to...
Integrated High Level Business Consulting
Allen Barron provides integrated high level business consulting services to provide a competitive advantage to our clients. The business climate today is fast paced and quickly evolving. Important business decisions must be taken quickly. Business owners and executives require integrated information from multiple disciplines to inform complex decision making. Today...
Tax Issues of Working in San Diego on an H1-B Visa
What are the tax issues of working in San Diego on an H1-B Visa or living in the US as a foreign national? There are specific IRS reporting requirements that many foreign nationals living and working in the United States may not be aware of. Unfortunately, the IRS will not...
Is the US the New Tax Haven
Is the US the new tax haven now that the world is following international disclosure laws? After pushing FATCA and international banking reporting requirements on more than 110 nations worldwide, the US is ironically resisting global disclosure standards. This is much to the dismay of many former Swiss and european...
Wall Street Journal Warns Offshore Account Holders to Fear the IRS
A major US financial newspaper today echoed Allen Barron's repeated warnings to offshore account holders to fear the IRS and impending IRS audits. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) today issued a daunting warning to US taxpayers with offshore bank accounts, investment accounts and assets: "Are You Hiding Money Overseas from...