Category: US tax news

IRS releases guidance on tax deadline postponement

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By Michael CohnMarch 25, 2020, 10:52 a.m. EDT The Internal Revenue Service posted a frequently asked questions page about the recently announced delay in tax filing and payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Treasury Department announced the postponement of the tax deadline last Friday in response to growing calls to delay the April…

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…

Question: Are the Canada Pension Plan and Canadian Old Age Security benefits taxable? If they are, please tell me where they should be entered on Form 1040.

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Answer: The taxation of payments received from Canadian retirement programs that are similar to the U.S. Social Security system receive special tax treatment due to an income tax treaty between the United States and Canadian governments. The way this income is taxed depends on the recipient’s residence. The special tax treatment applies to payments receive…

Question: I am a U.S. citizen. If I move to Canada to live and work there as a Canadian permanent resident, do I pay both U.S. and Canadian taxes?

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Answer: As a U. S. citizen living in Canada you: Are required to file annual U.S. income tax returns and may be required to file certain information returns if applicable (e.g. Form 8891 (PDF), U.S. Information Return for Beneficiaries of Certain Canadian Registered Retirement Plans; Form 3520 (PDF),Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign…