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Tag: FinCEN
Can One Bad Apple Bring Down Offshore Banking In Andorra?
Five years ago, when the U.S. FATCA law had just been passed and the effects it would have on non-U.S. banks were a hot topic for speculation, a banker I knew from Andorra made a remark to me along the lines of: “We’ll all go back to goat herding before we roll over for the […]
Annual Tax And Compliance Filing Deadlines For Americans Overseas
Heads up. If you’re an American living overseas and didn’t file a formal extension with the IRS using Form 4868, today is your tax day. You must file your annual return by midnight tonight. If you are an American living overseas and didn’t file a formal extension with the IRS… I have to ask: Why […]
How To Identify Which Banks Around The World Are Compliant With IRS FATCA Requirements
A friend living in Thailand wrote this week to tell me about a rumor going around in Chiang Mai. Word on the street is that the IRS is checking up on banks in that city to confirm that they’re FATCA-compliant. At this point, banks worldwide aren’t required to be sending account information for every account […]
Filing Requirements For Americans With Offshore Assets
Because the tax system in the United States is probably the most complicated in the world. Even simple wage-earners with but single W-2s can have trouble figuring out which forms to complete thanks to