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Form 8865: Complete guide for US persons with foreign partnership interest
US persons with ownership, contributions, or reportable changes in a foreign partnership must generally attach Form 8865 to their income tax, partnership, or exempt organization return. If no such return is required, Form 8865 is filed separately by the date the return would otherwise be due. Form 8865 is informational, but penalties va...
Do Puerto Rico residents pay US taxes?
Puerto Rico is a US territory with its own tax system, which makes the answer different from the 50 states. For the 2026 filing season, based on 2025 income, bona fide residents can usually exclude Puerto Rico-source income from US ...
Giving up a green card: tax implications, abandonment process, and what happens next
Giving up a green card usually means filing Form I-407 with USCIS, then handling the final US tax year correctly. For 2025 returns filed in 2026, long-term residents may also need Form 8854 and may face an exit tax if they meet 1 of...
Form I-407 explained: how to abandon a green card correctly
Form I-407 is the USCIS Form used to voluntarily give up lawful permanent resident status. For tax purposes, it can also determine when green card tax residency ends for the 2025 tax year filed in 2026. A green card is more than a travel document. Until your lawful permanent resident status is properly abandoned, revoked, or terminated,...
Form W-2 explained: how it works, what the boxes mean, and how to use it
A Form W-2 reports wages paid and taxes withheld for 1 calendar year, and this update focuses on 2025 W-2s received in early 2026. It also flags official 2026 Form W-2 changes that employers may see when preparing 2026 wage forms due to the SSA on February 1, 2027. This ...
Acceptable reasons for renouncing US citizenship: what it means and what happens next
You do not need an ‘acceptable reason’ approved by the US government, but your act must be voluntary, intentional, and informed. ...