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Same due date as Form 1040. Do not forget it!

Same due date as Form 1040. Do not forget it!

The Foreign Bank Accounts (FBAR) Report changed from using the TD F 90-22.1 paper form to the online FinCEN Form 114. It is used to report financial interest in or signature authority over foreign financial accounts and is an information return only, so there will be...

Do not wait until last minute!

Do not wait until last minute!

April 2nd will start the filing season for the Spanish Modelo 100 (IRPF), until June 31st. We will need all your W2 and 1099 from the US financial institutions. The individual tax return campaign in Spain for 2019 will start on April 2nd. We plan to download the...

Celebrating our 55th anniversary with a new logo!

Celebrating our 55th anniversary with a new logo!

(En español a continuación) Celebrating our 55th anniversary with a new logo! Our 55th anniversary has a very special significance for us. And to celebrate it, we have prepared different actions and events that we will be developing throughout this year. Among them we...

Only 10 days more to file Modelo 720

Only 10 days more to file Modelo 720

It is only an informative declaration, but it has severe penalties. If you were fiscal resident of Spain during 2019 and you have financial accounts or real estate properties outside Spain, you must file it. Modelo 720 is an Informative Declaration on goods and rights...

We continue working for our clients…

We continue working for our clients…

At U.S. TAX Consultants WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR CLIENTS…. FROM HOME We continue providing our services, via internet during the State of Alarm in Spain. This will in no way affect the preparation of your returns or any other services we provide. Our telephones,...

How they know if you cheat on your return

How they know if you cheat on your return

By Tina Orem - Market Watch Mailboxes are flooded with tax forms every year around this time, and many of them can be confusing, feel unnecessary or involve seemingly trivial amounts of money. But before succumbing to the urge to shove those pieces of paper into a...

IRS Scams: Dirty Dozen of Tax Return Fraud for 2020

IRS Scams: Dirty Dozen of Tax Return Fraud for 2020

Each year, the IRS releases the Dirty Dozen – a list of the largest tax scams they saw for that year’s taxes. The IRS scams list reads like a playbook from the past, with phishing, identity theft, and fake charities making the top 12. These common scams are increasing...

Tax season is coming, and it might be as chaotic as last year

Tax season is coming, and it might be as chaotic as last year

By Laura Davison Capitol Hill Tax reporter, Bloomberg News. Filing taxes last year was a nightmare for taxpayers, their accountants and the Internal Revenue Service. This year might not be much better. The IRS is still working to issue guidance for the changes to the...

Reasons for people to file a 2019 U.S. Tax Return

Reasons for people to file a 2019 U.S. Tax Return

While many people are required to file a tax return, it’s a good idea for everyone to determine if they should file. Some people with low income are not required to file, but will need to do so if they can get a tax refund. Here are five tips for taxpayers who are...

Stop Treating American Expats Like Tax Cheats

By Andreas Kluth Nov 26, 2019 Bloomberg Opinion The U.S. is (almost) unique in the way it taxes citizens working abroad. Its system stinks. An estimated 9 million American citizens living outside the U.S. face a tax nightmare those at home can’t imagine and none...

U.S. and U.K. Ease Data Collection Across Borders

U.S. and U.K. Ease Data Collection Across Borders

By Thomas Zeno on October 7, 2019Saying it will accelerate complex investigations, the United States and the United Kingdom proposed an historic data exchange agreement. In future, each government will be able to obtain electronic data directly from technology...

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