CARES Act with a catch
On the 27th of March the CARES Act (Law No: 116-136) granting each US citizen a $1,200 tax credit ($2,400 for those filing a joint return) to be paid to them as soon as possible. In addition, a $500 credit will be allowed for each qualifying child. To receive this benefit your Adjusted Gross Income […]
UK Year-End Tax Planning/US Pitfalls
With all the temporary business closures happening as a result of COVID-19, it might be easy to forget that life still goes on. The US may have extended their deadline, but the UK tax year will still end on the 5th of April regardless of the present circumstances. Therefore, as we approach the UK year-end, we have […]
What is the definition of a US Person for tax purposes?
One of the first questions posed to us by local advisors (investment managers, law firms, accounting firms, trustees) and by their clients is, What is the definition of a US Person for tax purposes? The US tax system imposes its income tax on “US Persons”; and the tax reaches all forms of income and gains […]
COVID-19 IRS update: US tax filing deadline extension
UPDATE: On March 27, 2020, IRS and Treasury Department announced an extension for filing the Federal Gift (and generation-skipping transfer) Tax returns as well as any tax due on April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020. As with the previously announced extension for Income Tax, any associated interest and penalties for late payment or late filing […]
US Tax Payment – April 15, 2020 Deadline Postponed
Please refer to our updated post, COVID-19 IRS update: US tax filing deadline extension. Please note: This post has been updated as of March 19. The Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a press conference on March 17, 2020 that most Americans can get a three-month extension on this year’s April 15 US tax payment deadline to […]
Revenue Procedure 2020-17 Explained – Forms 3520 & 3520A
On 3rd March 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-17 (Rev Proc), which specifically covered an exemption from information reporting in respect of certain non-US retirement plans. To provide some context, US persons with an interest in a non-US “trust-based” retirement plan should consider filing Forms 3520-A and 3520 annually in respect […]
Residential Sales Change: ‘UK land return’ required from April
From 6 April 2020, UK resident taxpayers will be required to submit a ‘UK land return’, reporting gains from the sale of any UK residential property to HMRC, as opposed to simply reporting the transactions on their UK income tax return as in previous years. The UK land return is due to be filed within […]