By Darlene F. Hart, US Tax & Financial Services Group Ltd.
The filing requirements and practical application of US LLCs for foreign owners may force many foreign nationals to reconsider their options. As of 01 January 2017, limited liability companies (LLCs) formed in the United States that are treated as disregarded entities and wholly owned by foreign persons, are subject to new IRS reporting requirements.
By Roberto M. Cagnazzo, Studio Tributario Cagnazzo
A recent decree has introduced significant tax benefits to sportspeople who transfer their tax residence to Italy, starting from 01 January 2020. The law provides two different regimes depending on whether the sportspeople are:
By Laurie B. Kazenoff, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
In September 2019, the IRS announced procedures for certain persons who have relinquished, or intend to relinquish, their US citizenship and who wish to come into compliance with US income tax and reporting obligations and avoid being taxed as a “covered expatriate” under section 877A of the US Internal Revenue Code.
By Laurie B. Kazenoff, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
In its ongoing effort to protect taxpayers from identity theft, the US Internal Revenue Service announced it will stop its tax transcript faxing service on 28 June 2019 and will amend the Form 4506 series (tax return copy requests) to end third-party mailing of tax returns and transcripts in July.
By Ulrich Gehrke and Vanessa Szymik, Gehrke econ Group
Individuals with a domicile for private use or a customary place of abode in Germany are considered to be residents in Germany. A customary place of abode in Germany is fulfilled if an individual intends to stay a continuous period of six months or more in Germany, considering that this period may be split across two calendar years. The status of being a German resident leads to an unlimited taxation of individual’s worldwide income.
By Alexander Marino JD, LLM (US Tax) and Kevin Kirkpatrick JD, MBA, Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP
Oscar Wilde’s characters remarked in several of the playwright’s works that “when good Americans die they go to Paris.” Wilde also made observations about taxes, but he probably was not aware that even the supposedly good Americans who make it to the City of Light are followed there—during life and after death—by the IRS.
By Edward Hendrickx, EJP Accountants & Adviseurs
Did you know that U2 is not an Irish band but a Dutch one? And that the Rolling Stones are from Amsterdam? Although the managers of these bands deny it, it is often assumed that their main offces are established in the Netherlands due to the lack of royalty withholding taxes. This might change.
By Patrick J. McCormick, Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C.
For a multitude of reasons, some foreign individuals of significant wealth will desire to establish domicile in the United States – either through citizenship or otherwise establishing a long-term presence in the country. One major drawback is the tax ramifications associated with such United States presence.
By Oliver Biernat, Benefitax GmbH
The rapid rise in the price of bitcoin and other crypto currencies has attracted a great deal of media attention. The blockchain technology is regarded by many as trend-setting. In recent years, an increasing number of people have traded, exchanged or paid with cryptocurrencies. Mining blocks is not only carried out by large investors but also by IT-affne private individuals. This raises several questions. On the one hand, the question of whether a trading or private activity exists and, on the other hand, whether and, if so, how profits and sales are taxed.
By Alexane Palide, edited by Prof Robert Anthony, Anthony & Cie
The new French assessment on the effects of the tax reform provided by the project 2018 of the Financial Act highlights the introduction of the new property tax (IFI) based on the old methods. However, the project has been referred to the Constitutional Council for different reasons that we will now analyse.
