On April 2, 2009, the IRS announced they will reduce the penalty for not filing a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account, known as a FBAR Form. The current penalty is up to fifty percent (50%) of the highest annual balance of each account for each of the last 3 years. The 50% penalty … Read more
1031, tax, exchange, services,real estate, property,misconceptions The Exchangor has a maximum of 180 days from the closing of the relinquished property or the due date of that year’s tax return, whichever occurs first, to acquire the replacement property. This is called the Acquisition Period. The first 45 days of that period is called the Identification … Read more
Doing business outside of the U.S.? Have an Offshore bank account or Brokerage Account? Own more than 10% of a foreign country legal entity? (and some rules apply to even lower levels of ownership). The I.R.S. maze of rules and arsenal of penalties is overwhelming; even for CPAs and tax lawyers who work on international … Read more