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Denver FATCA Lawyers

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There are two types of international tax lawyers who can qualify as Denver FATCA lawyers. First, Denver FATCA lawyers are lawyers who live and work in Denver and who specialize in helping U.S. taxpayers and/or foreign financial institutions with FATCA compliance.

The second type of international tax lawyers who can qualify as Denver FATCA lawyers arose as a result of the development of modern communication technologies. These are the lawyers who reside outside of Denver (i.e. in Minneapolis or any other city) and help clients who live and work in Denver, Colorado. A classic example of such Denver FATCA lawyers is the international tax law firm of Sherayzen Law Office; Mr. Sherayzen resides in Minneapolis but provides services to his clients in Denver, Colorado.

It is important to understand that the actual residence of an international tax lawyer who helps his clients in Denver with FATCA issues does not matter. Modern technologies (such as Internet, email, video Skype conference, et cetera) allow a lawyer in Minneapolis to provide at least the same quality of service in Denver as other Denver FATCA lawyers. The mail qualification of a lawyer that should matter for clients who are looking for Denver FATCA lawyers is that their lawyers are knowledgeable about FATCA, foreign accounts disclosure and the U.S. international tax law in general.

The knowledge of U.S. international tax requirements is especially important for Denver FATCA lawyers. A lot of people do not immediately comprehend that FATCA is merely a part (and, indeed, a very important part) of a much larger set of international tax laws of the United States; these laws interact with each other and this interaction has practical tax consequences for U.S. taxpayers. This is why it is important for Denver FATCA lawyers not only to be knowledgeable about FATCA itself, but also about the U.S. international tax laws in general.

Contact Sherayzen Law Office If You Are Looking for Denver FATCA lawyers

If you are looking for Denver FATCA lawyers, contact Sherayzen Law Office, Ltd., an international tax law firm that specializes in FATCA compliance, offshore voluntary disclosures and U.S. international tax issues in general. Sherayzen Law Office provides its services to clients who reside in Denver, Colorado (as it has already done multiple times in the past).

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Mr. Sherayzen Completes Immigration and International Tax Law Seminar

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On February 18, 2016, Mr. Sherayzen, in cooperation with two lawyers (an immigration lawyer and a business lawyer) completed another immigration and international tax law seminar “Foreign Investment in the United States: Key Immigration, Business and Tax Considerations”.

During this immigration and international tax law seminar, the immigration lawyer, Mr. Streff, covered a wide range of topics including investors visas, such as E-2 and EB-5, and alternative options for entrepreneurs, such as L-1 intracompany transferees, EB-1 and O-1 extraordinary ability, and National Interest Waivers’ through the Entrepreneurs Pathways initiative.

While immigration and international tax law issues were at the center of the seminar, a substantial part of the seminar was also devoted to business issues associated with various immigration options. The business lawyer, Mr. Vollmers, covered relevant business issues of appropriate entity formation, business plans, international business relationships, investment due diligence, and funds tracing.

Mr. Sherayzen’s presentation focused on the intersection of immigration and international tax law, especially U.S. tax residency classification, disclosure of foreign income and foreign assets, and foreign business ownership compliance requirements. U.S. tax residency is a concept completely different from U.S. permanent residence or “green card” and it occupies the center of any tax inquiry that involves immigration to the United States.

A lot of attention was given to tax compliance requirements with respect to another common intersection of immigration and international tax law issues – business ownership tax compliance issues associated with L-1 visa structures. In particular, Mr. Sherayzen discussed Forms 5471, 5472, 8865 and 8858 as well as PFIC and Subpart F antideferral regimes.

During the seminar, Mr. Sherayzen spent a substantial amount of time to one of the most important points of convergence of immigration and international tax law – reporting of foreign financial assets. Here, he explained the importance of FBAR and Form 8938, as well as FATCA.

Another part of Mr. Sherayzen’s presentation was devoted to the importance of pre-immigration tax planning. It is important for persons who plan to immigrate to the United States to contact a U.S. international tax attorney before they actually become U.S. persons. The international tax attorney should review their existing asset structure and advise on how this structure should be modified in order to avoid the various U.S. tax landmines and maximize favorable treatment under U.S. tax law. Special attention should be paid not only to income tax rules, but also estate and gift tax laws.

Mr. Sherayzen ended his presentation with the emphasis that immigration lawyers are at the forefront of international tax compliance, because they are usually the first to deal with persons who immigrate to the United States. Therefore, it is highly important for the immigration lawyers to be able to identify the most common junctions of immigration and international tax law issues and timely advise their clients to seek professional international tax help.