International Tax

Proposed regulations provide guidance on foreign tax credit rules

Proposed foreign tax credit regulations provide guidance on the reattribution asset rule for purposes of allocating and apportioning foreign taxes, the cost recovery requirement, and the application of the source-based attribution requirement to withholding tax on royalty payments.

IRS’s FATCA enforcement fell short, TIGTA says

Initial plans for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act’s regime of reporting US taxpayers’ foreign bank accounts and other financial assets largely have stalled, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reports.

Grappling with Schedules K-2 and K-3

John Samtoy, CPA, discusses Schedules K-2 and K-3 for passthrough entities and U.S. persons who are partners in foreign partnerships, and how tax professionals can help clients with them.

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SSA wage base increases for 2022 ... IRS Chief Counsel outlines R&D credit refund requirements ... 6-year limitation period applies to entire return

Final rules coordinate Sec. 245A and Sec. 951A

The IRS issued final rules on the Sec. 245A extraordinary disposition rule and the Sec. 951A disqualified basis and disqualified payment rules, as well as reporting requirements to facilitate the rules.

FBAR deadline extended to Oct. 31 after confusion

After a misworded posting caused confusion about the 2020 deadline to file FBARs (i.e., FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)), Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has extended the deadline to Oct. 31.

FinCEN pulls announcement of extended FBAR deadline

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network briefly announced, but then rescinded, an extension of this year’s deadline to e-file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).

Where to find May’s flipbook issue

The Journal of Accountancy is now completely digital. 

 

 

 

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