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At My CPA we are committed to helping people understand their obligations to the IRS. Our services and expertise are available to individuals and corporations, regardless of whether you are located here in the US or abroad. We will work with you to provide tax compliance for all the international tax forms described below.

Form 1040

Used by U.S. taxpayers to file an annual income tax return. 

Form 2555

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. To qualify you must prove that you work and reside outside of the US by meeting the bona fide resident and physical presence test. If you are eligible you are able to exclude at certain amount (exact number changes each year) of your foreign earned income from US taxation.

Form 1116

Foreign Tax Credit or Deduction. You can file this form to claim a credit or deduction if you have paid or accrued taxes to a foreign country. You cannot claim a credit for income which has been excluded from taxation by Form 2555. By claiming a credit for taxes paid to foreign countries you are able to reduce your tax liability to the US on a dollar for dollar basis.

Form 8938

Statement of Foreign Financial Assets (FATCA). Anyone who possesses foreign accounts or assets with an aggregate value of over $50,000 are required to file a FATCA. This applies to investments in foreign hedge funds and private equity funds as well as bank accounts and stocks or bonds.

Form TD F 90-22.1

Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). All US Persons with financial interest in, or signature authority over foreign financial accounts if the balance of all those accounts exceeds $10,000 at any point during the calendar year.

Form 5471

Information Return of US Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. US Persons who own more than 10% of the shares of a foreign corporation must file this form with their income tax.

Form 926

Return by a US Transferrer of Property to a Foreign Corporation

Form 1042

Annual Withholding Tax Return for US Source Income of Foreign Persons

Form 1042-S

Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject to Withholding

Form 8828

US Withholding Tax Return for Dispositions by Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests

Form 3520

Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Foreign Gifts

Form 3520-A

Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust with a US Owner

Form 8833

Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure

Form 1118

Foreign Tax Credit (Corporations)

Form 8858

Information Return of US Persons with Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities

Form 8865

Return of US Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships

Form 8621

Passive Foreign Investment Company