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IRS Eliminates Form 3520 Reporting for Canadian RESPs RDSPs and Certain Other Foreign Trusts

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Received this notice from ‘THE BRUNTON, STRACHAN & KHAN CPA FIRM, CHARTERED, 4710 NW BOCA RATON BLVD., SUITE #101, BOCA RATON, FL 33431’U.S. citizens and residents1 are generally required to file IRS Form 3520 to report their ownership of, or transactions with, foreign trusts2. The potential penalty for noncompliance is the greater of US $10,000, 35% of the amount contributed to, or distributed from,…

Ten things you need to know about passport restrictions on delinquent taxpayers

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http://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-passport-restrictions-on-delinquent-taxpayers In late 2015, Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, a law that, among other things, helps the IRS collect larger tax debts. Included in the FAST Act is Section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code, which requires the IRS to provide information to the U.S. State Department about people who owe “seriously…