The impact of Foreign Real Estate on U.S. Tax Law, FBAR and FATCA can be very serious, and costly. Many people misunderstand the IRS requirements regarding the reporting for Foreign Rental Income. This is because in many countries, there are minimum threshold requirements before real estate income has to be reported on a foreign tax return. This is…
While it may not be common for individuals to relinquish their citizenship, it is very common for individuals to give up, relinquish, or voluntarily abandon their green card (Even with FATCA, the number of renouncements of citizenship is still under 7,500 per year) While a Green-Card can be an effective method for individuals to freely…
The article, “Inheriting an Estate with Unreported Foreign Accounts” was prepared by the International Tax Lawyers at Golding & Golding. With the introduction and enforcement of FATCA, it is becoming much more common for individuals who inherit money from individuals who have assets, income or investments overseas to realize that the person leaving the inheritance…
The failure to report foreign accounts can have far-reaching effects, way beyond any potential scope you may have considered prior to finding yourself in the situation. We recently spoke with an individual who found herself in this type of situation, which could have easily been avoided. Unfortunately, due to the fact that her case has…
For many people, IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure is an integral part of getting into tax compliance for prior years, in which the individual (Estate or Business) did not report foreign money, For the majority of individuals who submit to traditional IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure, it is because they were either willful, willfully blind, or had…
