Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Share this US Expat Tax Survey far and wide!

Share this US Expat Tax Survey far and wide!
Laura's survey here: https://ift.tt/2UcWju6 Washington DC is full of people inoculated from the horrors of the Congress' laws. We NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN DC KNOW THE REAL STORY! Share this incredible US Expat tax survey conducted by Laura Snyder on behalf of the Taxpayer Advocate with everyone you know, including your congressperson. We can't expect any positive changes until Washington actually understands and appreciates the impacts of their current laws. Too often the IRS bears the brunt of the blame. But the fact is, as guests John Richardson, Keith Redmond and Laura mention, often times it is the unelected government bureaucrat that is far more humane and reasonable than Congress. This seems like a failure of our Republic. A potential cure is to blast this survey and the others that support it to Congress all day and night until they finally get it through their thick heads that their dumb tax laws fail to raise revenue, waste resources of the IRS, and terrorize and diminish Americans everywhere. https://ift.tt/39eBDpV https://ift.tt/39eBhQi Thanks to attorney John Richardson of citizenshipsolutions.ca and Keith Redmond, global advocate for the American aboard, you can find him on Facebook at American Expatriates 2.0. Parent & Parent LLP 144 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269 -6699 info@irsmedic.com https://youtu.be/v0RIPUCihEA IRS Medic

Friday, March 13, 2020

IRS Form W8-BEN-E discussed and explained

IRS Form W8-BEN-E discussed and explained
How do you fill out IRS Form W8- BEN-E. Even if you are familair with the US tax code, Form W8-BEN-E can challenge even experience tax professionals. In this video, Ryan Socash of KultAmerica discusses advice his tax team in Europe gave him about how to fill out IRS Form W8-BEN-E. Ryan looked at the instructions and thought his tax team made an error. So he and tax Attorney Anthony Parent thought ti would be great to analyse who was right while the two dicusss general questions about IRS Form BEN-E. And you probably can guess who was right (hint: he is a huge fan of our channel). Form W8-BEN-E is a critical tax document used by entities around the world which provide services to their American counterparts. Common reactions to this form include confusion, insecurity, and frustration. However, when handled by a professional Tax Attorney W8-BEN-E is not difficult or expensive to resolve. In this episode of Tax-line, Attorney Anthony parent breaks down the purpose for Form W-8-BEN-E, and offers insight on how to properly complete it with out opening new liabilities. https://youtu.be/mdowoMfeDb0 IRS Medic

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

IRS Form 3520 and 3520-A Penalty Relief Program: Can it work for your foreign retirement reporting?

IRS Form 3520 and 3520-A Penalty Relief Program: Can it work for your foreign retirement reporting?
Understand that the IRS can not be expected to know the IRS does. At the SAME EXACT TIME the IRS announces a penalty relief program, the IRS still sends out automatic computer generated Form 3520 and Form 3520-A for $10,000 a piece...in error. Even our clients have received these completely wrong penalty notices that we have forced the IRS to take back. But we wonder - does the average taxpayer or tax professional know when the IRS is wrong about Form 3520 or Form 3520-A? In this video, guests tax attorney John Richardson and citizenshipsolutions.ca and Keith Redmond of Americans Expatriates 2.0 join Anthony E. Parent, Esq. and the three discuss the new IRS Form 3520-A Form 3520 penalty relief program (a program the IRS wouldn't need so much if they stopped wrongfully assessing Form 3520 and Form 3520-A penalties) for US taxpayers who have foreign pensions overseas where they live as expats, or had pensions before they came to the US. The new program allows certain taxpayers from having to file an otherwise-required Form 3520 or Form 3520-A. But this only applies for foreign pension and pension like accounts - not for true foreign trusts or foundations. Also there are contribution limits yearly and total to be aware of. Additionally, taxpayers must be in compliance in order to use the program. For help with this program or how to reduce or eliminate your IRS penalty exposure follow the links to IRSMedic.com info@irsmedic.com Parent & Parent LLP 144 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-6699 https://ift.tt/1RfwK1f https://youtu.be/HsAPBYQNF6o IRS Medic