It may come as a surprise to some that, under the Internal Revenue Code and related authority, gifts are ordinarily taxable. However, the IRS provides an annual exclusion, regularly indexed for inflation, under which gifts of a lesser value need not be reported. In...
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act was enacted by the Congress in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act to combat tax evasion by US persons holding investments in offshore accounts. The United States Treasury Department and the IRS...
The FBAR. What is it? Per the Bank Secrecy Act, every year you must report certain foreign financial accounts, such as bank accounts, brokerage accounts and mutual funds, to the Treasury Department and keep certain records of those accounts. You report the accounts by...
SPAIN: Do you want to move to Spain as Digital Nomad? VISA and Tax implications? The Spanish Government has already approved the draft Law on Startups to attract investment, talent, and innovative entrepreneurship. The bill has two different components: the residence...
It may be time to up your 401(k) contributions. The IRS is increasing the limit by $2,000 for 2023, the agency announced Friday. Cost of living adjustments will bring the 2023 limit to $22,500 (up from $20,500) for individual contributions to retirement accounts...
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