Campaign for Compliance Last year the IRS announced a new campaign to target “Withholding and International Individual Compliance” regarding Forms 1042 and 1042-S. Those who make payments of certain U.S.-source income to foreign persons must comply with withholding, deposit, and reporting requirements. The IRS campaign promised to address “withholding agents who make such payments but … Continue Reading
Lucy S. Lee, shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Tax Practice, was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, “Meghan Markle Is About to Have a Little Bundle of Tax Headaches.” The article discusses what tax concerns Meghan and her baby will have being a U.S. citizen with a British royal husband/father. To read the … Continue Reading
On Dec. 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that provide certain guidance and relief from the regulatory burden associated with Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), commonly referred to as Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), as well as with respect … Continue Reading
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued proposed regulations under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that may allow foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multinational corporate borrowers to provide additional credit support to lenders without resulting in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences. Although the proposed regulations may be relied upon by taxpayers for taxable … Continue Reading
The due date for filing 2017 U.S. federal income tax returns for individuals who have requested an extension is Oct. 15, 2018. With only one month left until the deadline, we have prepared a countdown of 10 common tax reporting obligations that may be relevant to global individuals with cross-border assets or activities. 10, 9, … Continue Reading
