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More Milan Tax Discussions for Schwartz International

On September 9, Marc Schwartz — our chief International Tax Nerd — and Studio Pugliese partners met in Milan, Italy to discuss the new US tax law’s impact on Italy-US investment. Marc was a little winded after a harrowing taxi ride from his first meeting that day with another accounting firm, but all turned out […]

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Schwartz International Tackles New US Tax Law’s Impact on Italy-US Investment

On September 9, Schwartz International and Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati partners met in Milan, Italy to discuss the new US tax law’s impact on Italy-US investment. The teams focused on general changes in the US law, including the infamous GILTI (global intangible low-taxed income) and related items, Italy’s anti-deferral rules and brainstormed on cross-border

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The Confused State of Tax Planning

We would like to thank Tax Analysts for publishing Schwartz International’s latest article written by our very own International Tax Nerds, Marc Schwartz and Paul Tadros. The article appears in the August 26th issue of Tax Notes Federal. In this article, Marc and Paul lament the complications that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has

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International Tax Nerds Are Not Just International!

As international tax nerds, we focus on cross-border transactions. That could mean individuals moving to a different country; a company exporting for the first time or doing business in a different jurisdiction; or a multitude of other items. As multi-jurisdiction experts, from time to time we get called into domestic cross-border situations. While we know

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Marc joins the AAA-CPA Executive Committee

In following up with our previous blog on the AAA-CPA’s (American Academy of Attorney-CPAs) new President, William B. LeVay, we are pleased to also congratulate our very own international tax nerd, Marc Schwartz, on joining the AAA-CPA’s Executive Committee. The Executive Committee, made up of the President, Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary, sets forth the

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Congratulations to the new AAA-CPA 56th President, William B. LeVay

As a proud member of the Academy of Attorney-CPAs (AAA-CPA), our firm is elated to congratulate William B. LeVay who was installed as the 56th President of AAA-CPA on July 9, 2019. Mr. LeVay was installed during the Academy’s Annual Meeting & Education Conference held in Orange Beach, Alabama. Jo Ann Koontz of Sarasota, Florida

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Simone Alting speaks at the GSCPA Decision Makers Conference

On Thursday, April 25th Simone Alting spoke about International Tax Policy at the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) Decision Makers Conference. Here is a snippet of what she covered: Despite budget constraints and key vacancies, the IRS continues to target international issues and assert large penalties.  The IRS is focused on FBAR violations, expanded foreign

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New Responsible Party Requirements for EIN Applicants

The IRS has announced that starting May 13, 2019, only individuals with either a Social Security Number (“SSN”) or an Individual Tax Identification Number (“ITIN”) may be listed as the ‘responsible party’ on an entity’s Employer Identification Number (“EIN”) application on Form SS-4 (“The SS-4”). The SS-4 instruction’s define responsible party as, “the person who

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Marc & Simone discuss GILTI and FDII rules at the North Atlanta Tax Council

Marc Schwartz and Simone Alting were pleased to be invited to present an update on international tax topics to the North Atlanta Tax Council (NATC) on January 18. They discussed a broad overview of the policies the law is intended to support, including the concept that tax changes might motivate companies to “move jobs back

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PREVIOUSLY TAXED EARNINGS AND PROFITS (“PTEP”) UNDER THE TCJA

“Oh, how I long for the good ‘old days’ (just 2016, not far back)” Introduction For those that remember, the subpart F rules were introduced in 1962 when statutory rates were extremely high and, until December 31, 2016, we all knew the rules of the game, so to speak. The last major tax reform was

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