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Offshore irrevocable life insurance trust?
In a recent private letter ruling, the IRS ruled that assets in an asset protection trust were not includable in the grantor’s gross estate even though the grantor was a beneficiary of the trust. … [Read More...]
Directors: Hopefully you are not working on an employment contract
Companies that currently employ directors on parallel or employment-only contracts should contract their managing directors on a statutory management contracts only to avoid costly audit and tax … [Read More...]
Own or control a foreign company? IRS is expecting a tax return …
Most Americans do not realize that if they own or control more than 10% of a foreign company they may need to file a detailed information return on the company with the IRS every single year as part … [Read More...]
2011/2012 Recent Changes at CFO2GO
CFO2GO continues to grow to accomodate the needs of its international clientele for comprehensive accounting, tax reporting and related services connected to their personal and business activities in … [Read More...]
Avoiding IRS tax controversy: Obtain an IRS Private Letter Ruling
In 2010 the U.S. Tax Court ruled that your long time CPA or attorney is no longer "independent." His/her advise no longer protects taxpayers from excessive tax penalties. Taxpayers relying on an … [Read More...]
Reporting Czech foreign rental property income to U.S. Internal Revenue Service
The U.S. government requires Americans to report their foreign rental property investments on pain of sometimes massive penalties, regardless of where they are living. This is of course in addition to … [Read More...]
Should I really let my property management company do my accounting?
The local boat marina probably knows how to tie up and watch your boat, but that does not mean they know how to fix it. Accounting is a specialist service that is generally performed poorly by those … [Read More...]
Should I buy Czech property through an s.r.o.?
The answer to this question really depends on your investment strategy, and can be relatively simple to complex depending on a range of factors. However, complexity of your project aside, in one way … [Read More...]
