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International Business Dealings Require Integrated Legal, Tax and Accounting Support

Why do international business dealings require integrated legal, tax, and accounting services?  It doesn't matter how small or large your company is.  If you are a U.S. company that conducts business outside of the United States, your business model requires a level of sophistication that is much different from managing...

International Business and Offshore Investment and Banking Create Genuine IRS Risk

International business and offshore investment and banking create genuine risk and exposure with the IRS.  This extends to real estate ownership outside of the U.S. and other offshore-related financial activities, which raise red flags with the IRS.  The past several years have brought rapid change in FATCA compliance, and the...

The Potential Tax Impact of Foreign Investments for U.S. Taxpayers

A common strategy many wealth management firms recommend is ensuring that as much as 30% of your portfolio includes foreign investments and securities.  What is the potential tax impact of foreign investments? One of the keys to maximizing the advantages of offshore investment involves management of the effects of taxation...

Foreign Corporate Ownership and Investments

Are you involved in offshore or foreign corporate ownership and investments? Do you have real property, assets, or foreign bank or investment accounts? U.S. taxpayers with offshore business interests, holdings, investments, and bank accounts need an experienced U.S. international tax attorney as well as integrative business, legal, and accounting services. ...

When to Consider the IRS Streamlined Procedures

What are the IRS streamlined filing compliance procedures (known more commonly as the “streamlined procedures”), and when should a US taxpayer consider the IRS streamlined procedures to come into compliance with IRS reporting requirements?  US taxpayers have been required to disclose offshore accounts and foreign financial activities to the IRS...