I was very surprised to receive the following email on Friday evening. I cannot recall ever getting anything like this before. I will not identify the author because it is not proper to publicly share an email without the permission of the sender. It is not anyone I have ever heard of before and IContinue reading “If you Decide to Comply, DON’T choose a Homelander Tax Compliance Professional”
Tag Archives: OVDP
IRS Announces the end of #OVDP – Fascinating Reactions from the Tax Compliance Community
OVDP Program cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions by John Richardson IRS announces the end of #OVDP: Fascinating tweets from the “OVDP Historians” who compose the tax compliance community IRS announces the end of #OVDP: Fascinating tweets from the "OVDP Historians" who compose the tax compliance community #OVDP: Reactions from the “tax compliance community” (andContinue reading “IRS Announces the end of #OVDP – Fascinating Reactions from the Tax Compliance Community”
Meet the Proposed Commissioner of the IRS – A Welcome Change?
cross-posted from Brock. Politico announced Trump’s nomination Of Charles P. Rettig, including the following excerpts: Rettig, who specializes in settling complex tax disputes between his taxpayer clients and authorities like the IRS, known as tax controversies, has for more than three decades represented clients before the IRS, the Justice Department, state tax authorities and otherContinue reading “Meet the Proposed Commissioner of the IRS – A Welcome Change?”
Why the proposed transition tax, if applied to individual U.S. shareholders living abroad, is analogous to the “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
The following was written by John Richardson and is a section of a larger piece yet to be published. I will provide the link at the time it is available and of course, have permission to publish this. When I first read this, two things occurred to me. The OVDP/OVDI process represented aContinue reading “Why the proposed transition tax, if applied to individual U.S. shareholders living abroad, is analogous to the “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program”
Seven Simple Points to be Made Re: Transition Tax and CFCs
This comment from the Isaac Brock Society makes basic points to be made with regard to the proposed “Transition Tax” in both the House and Senate Tax Reform Bills. Every expat who knows there are private individuals who are incorporated in their country should be contacting relevant government representatives giving them theContinue reading “Seven Simple Points to be Made Re: Transition Tax and CFCs”
NO Evidence of Intent to apply the “”Transition Tax” to Small Business Corporations of #AmericansAbroad
It appears that we are very likely at a breaking point in this intolerable situation faced by expatriates as regards U.S. application of citizenship-based taxation. Tax reform does not happen often. It is critical that relief for expats occur in the current legislation. Many of us simply will not be around in 30 yearsContinue reading “NO Evidence of Intent to apply the “”Transition Tax” to Small Business Corporations of #AmericansAbroad”
Dewees 3: Lessons about the “Oh My God Moment” and dealing with the problems of U.S. citizenship
cross posted from citizenshipsolutions As I write this post, my mind goes back to one of my very first posts about U.S. compliance issues. This post was called “What you should consider before contacting a lawyer“. Since that time I have written hundreds of post describing the problems faced by Americans abroad. More recently …Continue reading “Dewees 3: Lessons about the “Oh My God Moment” and dealing with the problems of U.S. citizenship”
Vulnerable Americans Abroad: Legal Weight of IRS Pubs, Info, FAQs = ZILCH!
An article by Virginia La Torre Jeker JD, at the angloinfo blog This is an excellent post. It clarifies how one can determine what the IRS really can (and can’t) do and in particular, points out how the OVDP program is NOT rooted in law. This is important for those who do not/never did belongContinue reading “Vulnerable Americans Abroad: Legal Weight of IRS Pubs, Info, FAQs = ZILCH!”
Dewees 2: Why did he participate in the 2009 #OVDP Horror Show?
cross posted from citizenship solutions In an earlier post I explained why the Canada Revenue Agency assisted the IRS in collecting a $133,000 U.S. dollar penalty on a Canadian resident. The bottom line was that he was presumably NOT a Canadian citizen and therefore did NOT have the benefits of the tax treaty. This postContinue reading “Dewees 2: Why did he participate in the 2009 #OVDP Horror Show?”
In four years, about 1% of diaspora non-filers chose to come into compliance through Streamlined: IRS
This is cross-posted from Brock. The author, Eric is a long-time writer there who composes excellent analytical posts, particularly concerning the inaccurate numbers of expatriations. There was a discussion today that made me think of putting this particular post up. This post clearly demonstrates that in spite of all the scares – the FBAR FundraiserContinue reading “In four years, about 1% of diaspora non-filers chose to come into compliance through Streamlined: IRS”
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