Author Archives: Gregory Dean
IRS Tax Benefits Increases for 2013
The IRS has recently announced various tax benefits increases for 2013 which will be of interest to our clients: WASHINGTON — For tax year 2013, the Internal Revenue Service announced today annual inflation adjustments for more than two dozen tax provisions. The annual exclusion for gifts rises to $14,000 for 2013, up from $13,000 for […]
The Ghost of Anna Nicole Smith and an Gift Tax Opportunity until December 31, 2012
The Ghost of Anna Nicole Smith visited me to discuss a unique tax saving opportunity, which is set to expire at the end of this year. Seriously. You may remember Anna Nicole, the Playmate who parlayed her Playboy fame into a modern tragic-comedy of sorts – if I may say that without offending. But to […]
Model Framework for FATCA
In the June 2012 issue of The IFA’s WealthGram newsletter, we wrote about the proposed US Treasury Regulations implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). We further discussed a news release concerning an intergovernmental cooperation agreement for the implementation of FATCA. The model intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is referred to as the “Model I framework” […]
A Reasonable IRS? For Non-Resident Americans, Could This Be True?
As many people know from experience, systems of personal income tax vary enormously around the world – simple, complex, high rates, low rates, even some countries impose no income tax at all. However, almost all nations are unified on one point: residents are fully taxed by the country according to its tax code, but non-residents […]