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On June 23, 2011, the IRS announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and other purposes. In recognition of recent rise in the price of gasoline, the IRS […]
On July 7, 2011, Eugene Sherayzen, Esq., was re-appointed for the third time to the Minnesota State Bar Association Publications Committee. The Committee is responsible for overseeing the budget and publication of the most important Minnesota legal journal, “Bench & Bar”.
It comes as a surprise to most taxpayers the Canadian Registered Retirements Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) must be reported in the United States. Yet, any U.S. citizen or resident who is a beneficiary of an RRSP or RRIF must complete Form 8891 and attach it to Form 1040. A U.S. […]
While gifts and bequests from nonresident aliens are usually not taxable, they must be reported to the IRS if they are above a certain threshold. Generally, U.S. persons who receive the aggregate amount of $100,000 or more in gifts and/or bequests from nonresident aliens or a foreign estate (including foreign persons related to that nonresident […]
On June 16, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2011-54, granting additional relief to persons with signature or other authority over, but no financial interest in, a foreign financial account held during calendar year 2009 or earlier calendar years. Previous, IRS Notices 2009-62 and 2010-23 already extended this deadline until June 30, 2010: […]