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As is commonly known, US taxpayers who file on a calendar year basis have a filing due date of April 15th. In general, if a tax is owed, it should be paid by the due date of your tax return, without regard to any extension of time for filing the return. Most US taxpayers who […]
If you have a corporation that you have liquidated, or plan to liquidate, you need to be aware of the requirements of the IRS Form 966. Form 966 (“Corporate Dissolution or Liquidation”) must be filed by corporations (including for corporations filing Form 1120, 1120-L, 1120-IC-DISC, 1120S, and farmer’s cooperatives) if they have adopted a resolution […]
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created in 2003 as a means of addressing increasing health care costs. HSAs give individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) tax-preferred treatment for money saved for medical expenses. In general, HSAs allow for individuals to defer taxes when money is contributed (even if a taxpayer does not itemize on […]
The new Net Investment Income Tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 1411 went into effect on January 1, 2013 for income tax returns of individuals, estates and trusts, beginning with their first taxable year starting on (or after) January 1, 2013. The Net Investment Income Tax applies at a rate of 3.8% on certain […]
On March 12, 2014, the IRS and the DOJ announced that Andreas Bachmann, 56, of Switzerland, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with his work as a banking and investment adviser for U.S. customers. It appears (at least from the perspective of an FBAR Tax Attorney St Louis) […]