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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For those interested in tax treaty implications of the latest US tax reform, we recently published an article with Tax Notes International that took a specific position on an issue being highly contested in the international tax community. While we did not request anyone to “challenge” our conclusion, we stated that we would love to
Schwartz International, as a Unique International Tax Firm, Loves Challenges! Read More »
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recognized in a June 14th court filing that the French Generalized Social Contribution (CSG) and the Contribution for the repayment of social debt (CRDS), are, in fact creditable taxes for US tax purposes. This ends a 7-year legal battle about whether the CSG and the CRDS were “social taxes”
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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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Obtaining a US tax identification number can unfortunately be a complex and capricious process, so only read more if you need one. Individuals need an ITIN (individual tax identification number) and companies need an EIN (employer identification number). The name EIN itself is confusing because a company does not have to be an employer to
ITIN Application Process & Support Documentation Read More »
For several years we have worked with taxpayers who may not have been in compliance with the complex US rules for reporting global income and disclosing foreign financial data. Avenues to bring taxpayers into compliance historically focused on the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)and more recently the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures (SFCP), the delinquent FBAR
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We know more and more people that are getting scammed out of thousands and thousands of dollars by criminals posing as IRS agents via telephone or email. Don’t fall for their tactics! Here are some facts about how the IRS communicates with taxpayers: The IRS doesn’t normally initiate contact with taxpayers by email. The agency
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We are pleased to announce that Qulanda Moore has officially been certified by the IRS as a Certified Acceptance Agent (CAA). An Acceptance Agent is a person or an entity (business or organization) who, pursuant to a written agreement with the IRS, is authorized to assist individuals and other foreign persons who do not qualify
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We were pleased to have an article written by Marc Schwartz published in the May-June 2018 issue of the Georgia Society of CPAs Current Accounts magazine. The article – “Implications of the International Tax Provision” – summarizes the recent federal international tax reform and its impact in Georgia. Read and share the article: https://www.gscpa.org/Content/Files/Pdfs/Current%20Accounts/M.Schwartz_MayJun18.pdf
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By Marc Schwartz So naïve of me. When will I learn? When Congress passed the December 2017 tax legislation, it created such complexity that my head still hurts. Focusing on the international provisions didn’t reduce the complexity. While I’ll get to the point in a minute, I still feel somewhat bad for the IRS.
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