Andrew Coleman

Form 8802, Application for United States Residency Certification, is the IRS application used to request Form 6166, the letter that confirms US tax residency for treaty or VAT purposes. The user fee is $85 for an individ...

United Nations (UN) employees generally enjoy exemptions from income tax derived from their UN salaries. For US citizens and permanent residents, however, it’s not that simple. US tax law treats UN compensation differently from how most other countries do. Instead of being tax-exempt, US citizens and residents employed by the UN m...

Form 6166 is the IRS-issued certificate that confirms a taxpayer was a US resident for federal tax purposes for a requested period. You do not complete Form 6166 yourself. You apply for it by filing Form 8802 and paying the IRS user fee. Form 6166 is issued by the IRS after approving Form 8802 – it is never filed or downlo...

If you hold cryptocurrency on a foreign exchange, the answer changes depending on how the account is structured and what FinCEN has finalized. As of the 2026 filing season, a foreign account holding only virtual currency is not yet reportable on the FBAR, but that position sits on a notice from 2020, not a final rule. This guide covers ...

IRS Form 8867 is the Paid Preparer’s Due Diligence Checklist – generally required whenever a paid tax return preparer determines eligibility for the Earned Income Credit (EIC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), or Head of Household (HOH) filing status. In some...

The Jock Tax is nonresident state or local income tax on money earned while working in another jurisdiction. For the 2025 tax year filed in 2026, it most often affects professional athletes, entertainers, traveling staff, and other high-visibility workers who perform services in more than 1 state or city. The term sound...