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NIIT – Net Investment Income Tax
NIIT - Net Investment Income Tax Effective Jan. 1, 2013, individual taxpayers are liable for a 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax on the lesser of their net investment income, or the amount by which their modified adjusted gross income exceeds the statutory...
Fondos de inversión – PFIC
Fondos de inversión - PFIC A Passive Foreign Investment Company is any foreign corporation that has either: (1) 75% or more of its gross income classified as passive income, or (2) 50% or more of its assets are held for production of passive income. While there are a...
2017 Tax Information Newsletter 01
Versión en español A New Tax Season 2016 US Tax Consultants, the former SYNCORDIA, is pleased to announce that we have begun to prepare the Individual and Corporate Federal and State U.S. Tax Returns for 2016, as well as the Spanish returns. As you know, all U.S....
Las claves de acceso a una universidad de los EE.UU.
Es un placer haceros llegar esta invitación a nuestro taller gratuito ¿CÓMO ACCEDER A LA UNIVERSIDAD AMERICANA?, el 26 de enero 2017, a las 19,00h en la Schiller International University en Madrid. El taller está dirigido a alumnos, sus padres y a la comunidad...
2017 tax filing season begins Jan. 23
The Internal Revenue Service announced in December that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits to expect a longer wait for refunds. The IRS will begin accepting electronic tax returns that day, with...
Next Filing Season Will Be Better: Due Dates Have a New Logical Order
As practitioners get ready for the 2017 filing season, there is hope that next year will be better. That is because the 2017 filing season will involve new due dates, a result of years of advocacy by the profession. In one of the most significant pieces of tax...
El truco de las multinacionales para eludir impuestos en EE.UU: bonos del Tesoro
Las empresas pueden repatriar su efectivo sin pagar impuestos si compran bonos del Tesoro con el dinero que tienen en el extranjero. Apple ha cobrado así más de 500 millones en intereses en cinco años. Se estima que las grandes empresas estadounidenses, con Apple a la...
12 Crazy Income Tax Statistics
Mention the word "taxes," and you're liable to send even your closest friends and family members scurrying in the opposite direction. Preparing your taxes can be about as fun as watching grass grow or paint dry, but the tax planning process is something every working...
Acuerdo FATCA 2014-2017
¿QUÉ ES FATCA Y QUÉ SUPONE? FATCA es una ley aprobada por el Congreso de EEUU el 18 de marzo de 2010 que requiere que las Instituciones Financieras fuera de los EEUU de América, identifiquen a sus clientes con obligaciones fiscales en aquel país (“US Persons”). Para...
Claiming the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion for Nonfilers
The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Americans living and working abroad can make up to $101,300 of earned income tax-free. Earned income is what you get paid for working — wages or self-employment income. This is the foreign earned income exclusion. It is great. Your...
The $1.29 Trillion Tax Break Donald Trump Is Proposing
As part of his plan to cut taxes for all Americans, Donald Trump's proposals calls for more than doubling the standard deduction for single and married taxpayers. While this certainly would save lots of people money, it's not quite as big of a tax cut as it sounds at...
10 Steps to Avoiding Tax-Return Identity Theft
Someone who steals your identity for tax purposes is probably not intending to pay your back taxes for you. He or she is after your tax refund. Make sure your refund ends up in your hands and not that of a thief by practicing a few simple habits that can protect your...
How to Estimate Property Taxes
Most states allow their city, town and other local governments to raise revenue by charging homeowners a property tax. Since property tax rates and formulas can vary significantly in different areas of the country, there isn’t a single calculation that all homeowners...
¿Cómo acceder a la universidad en U.S.A.?
Ready to practice your English?! 😉 Access USA hopes you liked the guide "10 Claves para el acceso a la universidad en USA" and that it was able to answer some of your questions. Access USA still has lots of additional information to share with you, so stay in touch,...
As Holidays Approach, IRS Reminds Taxpayers of Refund Delays in 2017
WASHINGTON — As the holidays approach, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to remember that a new law requires the IRS to hold refunds until mid-February in 2017 for people claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. In...
ACA Solves Banking Problems for Americans Abroad
Americans living abroad have a hard time keeping U.S. bank accounts open. As soon as the bank (or investment firm *cough* Merrill Lynch *cough*) finds out you are living abroad, you are apt to get your account closed. Subterfuge is a common solution. (Subterfuge is...
Brexit e impuestos para no residentes
Mayor tributación en ISD e IRNR Brexit. La salida de Gran Bretaña de la UE tendrá repercusiones fiscales negativas para los ciudadanos británicos con propiedades en España, tanto en el caso del Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes (IRNR), como en el del Impuesto...
¿Cómo acceder a la universidad en U.S.A.? – Access USA
Talleres gratuitos para padres y alumnos - Access USA A partir del mes de diciembre Access USA ofrece unos TALLERES GRATUITOS sobre el acceso a la universidad en los Estados Unidos. Estos talleres informativos, de 30 - 45 minutos de duración, están dirigidos a...
If you don’t pay your US Taxes you can lose your passport
We have been contact by a lot of ordinary Americans living in Spain, telling us that they have not filed US taxes with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) since they arrived here. They work in Spain, save their money in the bank and they pay taxes in Spain just as any...
Back to School? Learn about Tax Credits for Education
US Tax Consultants (NML Consultores) and Access USA will be offering seminars this year on the financial aid process. If you pay for college in 2016, you may receive some tax savings on your federal tax return, even if you’re studying outside of the U.S. Both the...
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