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...
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...
IRS Battle with Bitcoin Gets Political
The ongoing IRS battle with bitcoin gets political as GOP legislators jumped into the fray today. You may remember a piece we did earlier this year regarding the IRS going after bitcoin exchange Coinbase. GOP legislators sent a strongly worded letter to the agency asking whether the "IRS has a...
The IRS Wrongfully Seized Millions from Legal Business
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has found the Criminal Investigation Unit of the IRS wrongfully seized millions from legal business entities and individuals. The investigation was opened after several complaints were filed in 2014 regarding IRS seizures of property or bank levies without evidence of a crime....
IRS Audits Focused Upon OVDP Declines and Withdrawls
A new IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) campaign targets US taxpayers for IRS audits focused upon OVDP declines and withdrawls from the FBAR related program. Once the IRS implemented FATCA based regulations and the associated Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) requirements US taxpayers were required to disclose all offshore...
Increased IRS Scrutiny of Cross-Border Transfer Pricing Issues
San Diego businesses face increased IRS scrutiny of cross-border transfer pricing issues thanks to a new IRS LB&I audit campaign. The IRS has mobilized several specialists with extensive international business expertise into a team under their Large Business and International (LB&I) audit division. This IRS audit team is targeting small,...
How Should You Handle a Mistake on Your IRS Tax Return
What if you've discovered errors or omissions on your IRS tax return? How should you handle a mistake on your IRS tax return and subsequent communications from the IRS? It is not uncommon for the IRS to catch a simple math error on a US tax return. In many cases,...
The IRS Has a Separate Team to Evaluate Transfer Pricing Transactions
The IRS has a separate team to evaluate transfer pricing transactions and cross-border business dealings for international businesses here in San Diego. If you are conducting cross-border transactions, or have multiple companies and transfer goods, services, or intangible assets between these affiliated companies you need the guidance and services of...
Would Trump’s Tax Plan Cost Californians?
Would Trump's tax plan cost Californians and raise our taxes? There are too many trial balloons and false starts coming out of Washington on the "tax" front, but we are monitoring these developments and advising clients as they navigate the complex issues facing today's business owners. The latest income tax...