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Exceptions to Filing Form 8865: Part I

As most international tax attorneys in Minneapolis would point out, Form 8865 (“Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships”) is used to report the information required under section 6038 (reporting with respect to controlled foreign partnerships), section 6038B (reporting of transfers to foreign partnerships), or section 6046A (reporting of acquisitions, dispositions, and […]

Form 1042-S and Tax Withholdings

IRS Form 1042-S (“Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding”) is used to report various items of income, amounts withheld under Chapter 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, and distributions of effectively connected income by a publicly traded partnership or nominee. The items subject to reporting on Form 1042-S involve amounts paid to foreign […]

Interest Rates for the Third Quarter of 2013

On May 23, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2013, as in the prior quarter. The rates will be: • three (3) percent for overpayments [two (2) percent in the case of a corporation]; • three (3) percent for underpayments; […]

IRS Serves Summons on FirstCaribbean International Bank’s US Wells Fargo Account

The Department of Justice issued a release on April 30, 2013 that a federal court in San Francisco has entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a “John Doe” summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) through […]