If you own the foreign equivalent of a 401(k) plan or an IRA, then you might reasonably assume that, under US tax law, the IRS would treat your foreign account the same way it treats US 401(k)s and IRAs. You might assume that your [...]
As of May 2, 2020, over 40 cruise ships were dealing with positive cases of the COVID-19. The New York Times published an article on April 14, 2020, pointing out that over 80,000 crew members were stranded on 100 cruise ships. There is great [...]
When COVID-19 hit, it posed an additional challenge for US expats who were temporarily in the US for business or personal reasons. Many became stranded in the US due to restrictions on international travel, borders closing, or local COVID-19 conditions. This left them scrambling [...]
Were you in the US visiting or on short-term business travel when COVID-19 struck? And has your stay been extended as a result? Like many countries, the US has rules about how much time a nonresident can spend in the country before triggering US [...]
Are you a foreign individual or a foreign business from one of the many countries that the US has a tax treaty with (such as the UK, France, or Australia)? If so, then you may know that you can come to the US and [...]
Business lawyer and CPA, Austin Carlson, deals with tax planning and controversy daily. We asked Austin to weigh in on IRS hot topics and to share some insights on timely tax issues that many of our international clients' face. Q: Based on the recent [...]
If you pay taxes in both the US and France, you may be due significant refunds for French taxes paid! For years, a battle has been working its way through the US courts concerning two French taxes, the French Contribution Sociale Généralisée (CSG) and [...]
As you know by now, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcomed their first-born son, Archie, on May 6, 2019. In a prior blog post, we discussed the US tax consequences (individual income tax, international informational, and Expatriation Tax) [...]
For those considering properties in areas of historical significance, and income tax benefits, the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HTC) may be of interest to you. where the proper conditions are met, business taxpayers can claim a non-refundable 20% tax credit for “rehabilitation” expenditure over a five-year period. To qualify for the credit, however, both the building and the expenditure must meet several requirements (for both the structure and the expenditure).
How Tax Reform Has Changed the Structure and Planning for Nonresident Aliens with U.S. Real Property Interests Wolf Group International Tax Director Mishkin Santa recently interviewed International Tax Attorney David Gershel to solicit his perspectives on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 [...]
