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"Please Sir, I Want Some More" Information About Your Reportable Transactions in 2019, Says the IRS
By on February 28, 2020
Each year taxpayers are required to disclose their participation in a reportable transaction by filing a Form 8886 with the IRS. In recent years the IRS has added both Section 831(b) micro captives and syndicated conservation easements to the list of reportable transactions. As taxpayers eye the filing deadline for their 2019 disclosures, the IRS has revised the Form 8886 and instructions to request even more information about a taxpayer's reportable transactions.
The Who, What, When and Where of IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
By on February 10, 2020
IRC Section 6038D requires any taxpayer who has an interest in a "specified foreign financial asset" to disclose that asset to the IRS on a Form 8938 attached to the taxpayer's annual tax return. The penalty for failure to file Form 8938 is $10,000. If failure continues for more than 90 days after notification by the IRS, an additional penalty of $10,000 will apply for each 30-day period during which the failure continues. The maximum penalty for a continuing failure to file a Form 8938 is $50,000.
The Who, What, When and Where of FBAR/FINCEN Form 114
By on February 3, 2020
What is an FBAR? Every year taxpayers must report certain foreign financial accounts, such as bank accounts, brokerage accounts and mutual funds, to the Treasury Department and keep certain records of those accounts. Taxpayers report the accounts by filing a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) on FinCEN Form 114.
