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Investing in Gold and Other Precious Metals: Tax Pitfalls

With the price of commodities sky-rocketing in the past decade, many individuals have made substantial gains by directly investing in physical gold and other precious metals, especially in popular investment vehicles such as gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s). However, there may be a downside for unsuspecting investors when it comes to paying taxes on those […]

US-Canada Tax Treaty: Beware of Income Exemption Traps

Are you a US taxpayer earning income in Canada? Do you rely upon the US-Canada tax treaty (officially known as, The Convention with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, U.S.-Can., Sept. 26, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11,087) exemptions to claim deductions or limit reporting of income for US tax purposes? If so, then you […]

Eligibility for Voluntary Classification Settlement Program

As discussed in an earlier article, I already explained the essence of a new Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (“VCSP”) announced by the IRS earlier this week. I then explored the application process. In this essay, I would like to explore the general eligibility requirements for the VCSP. Generally, the VCSP is available for to many […]

Application Process for Voluntary Classification Settlement Program

As was discussed in an earlier article, the IRS announced a new Voluntary Classification Settlement Program that offers concrete benefits to participating employers. Among the chief benefits are substantially lower payment by employers of the potentially overdue taxes (without any interests and penalties) and a relatively simple way of resolving this potentially grave problem. Additional […]