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As the New Year festivities are drawing to an end, the attention of hundreds of millions of US taxpayers focuses more and more on its annual US tax compliance in the calendar year 2016. In this brief article, I would like to summarize some of the most important deadlines of the calendar year 2016. Obviously, […]
The IRS underpayment and overpayment interest rates are highly important in US tax law in general, and offshore voluntary disclosures in particular. Not only do these rates determine the interest on additional tax liability on the amended tax returns, but the same rates are sued to determine the PFIC interest rate on “excess distributions”. During the […]
On December 17, 2015, the IRS issued its 2016 standard mileage rates to calculate deductible automobile operation costs for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. The 2016 standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 54 cents per mile for business miles driven, down from 57.5 […]
Most tax practitioners are familiar with the general rules of assessment statute of limitation for US tax returns. However, very few of them are aware of the danger of potentially indefinite extension of the statute of limitations contained in IRC Section 6501(c)(8). In this article, I would like to do offer a succinct observation of […]
A recent article from Reuters discusses the appearance of the new Indian Gold Monetisation Scheme. The idea is to allow Indians to deposit gold into the banks in return for interest payments; in return, the Indian government is hoping to utilize the gold hoarded by its citizens to reduce gold imports. While the idea is […]