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The U.S. Department of Treasure recently published its official currency conversion rates for December 31, 2011 (they are called “Treasury’s Financial Management Service rates”). These rates are important for many reasons, but one reason especially stands out for persons who are required to file the FBARs. The latest (January 2012) FBAR instructions require the use […]
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) produced a major catalyst for the usage of Form W-9 by the banks in order to identify whether their clients are U.S. taxpayers. This article explores the connection between the IRS Form W-9, FATCA and FBAR compliance. IRS Form W-9 The essence of the IRS Form W-9 is […]
General Obligations To Deposit Payroll and Income Tax Withholdings Under federal law, employers must withhold Social Security, Medicare and Federal income taxes from their employees’ paychecks and deposit them with the federal government (together with the employer’s own payroll tax contributions). In addition to the deposit requirements, the employers are also obligated to file Form […]
In January of 2012, the IRS issued a new version of the Treasury FinCEN Form 114 formerly Form TD F 90-22.1, popularly known as the “FBAR” (the Report on Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts). This is a third revision of the FBAR in less than one year. In March of 2011, the IRS made substantial […]
Under the current U.S. tax law, canceled debt is normally taxable to you, but there are exceptions. One of those exceptions came into existence under the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Under this law, married homeowners whose mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012 may exclude up […]