Forms 3520, 5471 and 5472 Penalty Relief

In IRS Notice 2022-36, the IRS granted relief from certain failure-to-file penalties and certain international information return penalties for most individual and business taxpayers who did not file tax returns for tax years 2019 and 2020, provided the returns are filed

IRS gives widespread penalty relief: ACTION REQUIRED

Last week, in IRS Notice 2022-36, the IRS granted relief from certain failure-to-file penalties and certain international information return penalties for most individual and business taxpayers who did not file tax returns for tax years 2019 and 2020, provided the returns

Foreign pension accounts reporting on the FBAR

Several clients have asked us in recent weeks whether foreign pension accounts are reported on the FinCen114 (FBAR). Most employer foreign pension plans fall under one of two types: defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan. A defined benefit plan

US Reporting of Foreign Retirement Accounts

Many clients contact our office regarding the failure to report their foreign retirement account. Such accounts need to be fully reported on an FinCen 114 (FBAR) and IRS Form 8938. Besides the need to disclose a foreign retirement plan on

Is the IRS Finally Receiving Increased Funding?

After months of back and forth, it appears that additional funding is on its way to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act). The Act would spend nearly $80 billion on the IRS and