Category: Expat Tax Forms
IRS Form 8621 – WhatExpats Need To Know About This Complex Form
Jun 20, 2016
2015 Form 8621 Changes There was only one change to the 2015 Form 8621that helps reduce duplicative reporting. A new checkbox has been added to page 1 of the 2015 Form 8621 for…
Delinquent International Information Return – A Guide for Expats
May 25, 2016
Delinquent International Information Return Tips If you are like many Americans abroad facing the ugly spectre of a Delinquent International Information Return and the risk of penalties or worse and wondering what to…
IRS Form 8832 for Expats – Does It Make Your Tax Return Simple?
May 04, 2016
IRS Form 8832 – The Key To A Simpler Tax Return? It seems to me that most Americans don’t really dive into understanding the tax laws, such as with the Form 8832, that…
IRS Form 982 – How Expats Can Reduce Their Cancelled Debt Income
Apr 03, 2016
IRS Form 982 Do I need to file it? Extreme caution should be taken when presenting your tax returns for a year in which some of your debt was forgiven. In an economy…
IRS Form 8938 – Practical Info Expats Need To Know
Jan 04, 2016
IRS Form 8938 – Purpose Of The Form The IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets is used to report your specified foreign financial assets if the total value of all…
Form 926 – Valuable Info Expats Need To Know When You Own A Foreign Corporation
Oct 29, 2015
Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation Many U.S. entrepreneurs overseas set-up a foreign corporation for their businesses and there are many good reasons to do so,…
Form 8801 for Expats Advice On The Prior Year Minimum Tax Credit
Sep 15, 2015
IRS Form 8801 If you paid Alternative Minimum Tax, otherwise known as AMT, in prior years, then this article is of importance to you. You may be eligible for a tax credit for…
IRS Form 8805 for Expats – What You Need to Know
Aug 11, 2015
Who Must Use Form 8805 Along with Form 8804, Annual Return for Partnership Withholding Tax (Section 1446) , Form 8813, Form 8805 is used by partnerships (except publicly traded partnerships) to pay and…
Reliable Facts About Form 8804 Expats Need To Know
Aug 10, 2015
Who Must Use Form 8804 Along with Form 8805, A Foreign Partner’s Information Statement of Section 1446 Withholding Tax , Form 8813, and Form 8804 is used by partnerships (except publicly traded partnerships)…
W8BEN – How To Reduce Mandatory Withholding for Expats
Aug 05, 2015
Purpose Of The Form W8BEN Foreign persons, such as a nonresident alien or foreign entity, are subject to a mandatory 30% withholding rate on income received from US sources. What Income Is Subject…