Last night, we gathered at the world famous Princess Anne Theatre at British Academy of Film and Television Arts for a seminar on tax in 2012, “The Life of An American Abroad”. The speakers were: Darlene Hart, CEO, US Tax and Financial Services Group LTD Gregory J. Dean, Esq., Tax Director for US Tax & […]

Please note: Some links below have been disabled as they have been taken down at the source. Last night, our Tel Aviv team hosted a seminar on US / UK / Israel Voluntary Disclosure, in partnership with STEP. Speakers included Darlene Hart and Leonard Tuber from US Tax and Financial Services Middle East GmbH, as […]

[UPDATE: This blog post has been updated and the latest information can be found in this April 2012 entry.]

The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 was enacted late last year. It temporarily extends the two percentage point payroll tax cut for employees, continuing the reduction of their Social Security tax withholding rate from 6.2% to 4.2% of wages paid through Feb. 29, 2012. Shortly after its passage, the IRS instructed employers […]

Many transactions that, in previous years, would have been reported on Form 1040, Schedule D or D-1 must be reported on Form 8949 if they occurred in 2011. Specifically, a taxpayer uses Form 8949 to report: The sale or exchange of a capital asset not reported on another form or schedule, Gains from involuntary conversions […]