The implementation of global forms of the US FATCA tax initiative, often referred to as GATCA (Global FATCA) continue to gain steam in Central and South America. This week a major US bank threatened to close the accounts of Argentinians with "undeclared funds." JP Morgan announced this week that "all funds...
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CRS GATCA and the OECD – The Impact of FATCA
There are a lot of new acronyms in the world of international taxation. What do CRS GATCA and the OECD have to do with FATCA and offshore bank accounts? What impact has FATCA had upon other sovereign entities around the world? If are a US taxpayer and you have offshore...
World Leaders Developing New Standards to Identify and Exchange Beneficial Ownership Information
The goal of financial transparency worldwide is gaining momentum. The US FATCA initiative has spawned like legislation around the globe. The benefit of taxation derived from the discovery of offshore taxpayer financial accounts and interests has world leaders developing new standards to identify and exchange beneficial ownership information for bank...
IRS Updates Guide for Business Tangible Property Regulations
Business owners should be cautious with how they manage business tangible property regulations - especially when faced with an IRS audit. Most US business taxpayers completed the implementation of the IRS Business Tangible Property Regulations last year. These new regulations were a guide to help business owners and their...
What is GATCA and How is Costa Rica Handling Offshore Tax Reporting?
What is GATCA? Many clients want to know how are Southern and Central American countries such as Costa Rica handling offshore tax reporting and the global sharing of private taxpayer financial data? How is the continuing trend affect US investors, taxpayers and the foreign nationals who live and work in...
Mexico and South America to Implement Their Own FATCA Regulations
Just when many thought the wave of IRS focus on offshore accounts and investments had passed the next wave has reached our shores. The recent decisions by Mexico and South America to implement their own FATCA regulations means a continued tightening of inter-agency communication and international monetary tracking. The success...
IRS Targeting Billions from Non-Filers
The IRS announced it has a new automated way to raise a substantial amount of taxes from US taxpayers who fail to file US tax returns. The new announcement from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says enforcement is aggressively increasing and has new focus at the IRS targeting...
The Future for Independent Contractors in California
There has been an historic change in how employees or independent contractors are classified, especially here in California. California employers with 1099 workers face audits from every direction. The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently added 700 auditors who will be entirely focused upon auditing businesses in search of misclassified...
IRS Form 5471 Carries Heavy Penalties and Consequences
If you have any ownership position in an offshore or foreign corporation it is important to understand your reporting responsibilities to the IRS. If you own 10% or more of any foreign corporation's voting authority, you are required to accurately and transparently complete IRS Form 5471 and attach it to your federal return...