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At TFX we've been doing taxes for U.S. expats for over 25 years
Expat taxes are complicated. Seriously.
Every precaution recommended by the IRS. And then some
Clear, transparent process. Thorough & well-thought-out
IRS Restructuring & Reform Act of 1998 protects taxpayers
Trusted by tens of thousands of clients worldwide
Which should you hire and why?
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If you have years of experience with expat tax, get in touch!
If you have years of experience with expat tax, get in touch!
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No matter where you reside — you must file US tax returns
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TFX helps Non-US aliens or Green Card holders file returns
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High-level phone consultations with experts
Scary letter from the IRS? TFX can help
Selling stocks? New job? Make educated financial decisions
Easily determine your US tax residency status
New filing requirements for foreign owners of U.S. LLC
To report ownership in Foreign Corporations
Amnesty program for those residing in the states
U.S. tax requirements of non-US e-commerce merchants
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Form 1040 Federal Tax Return Package
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For those who have not filed and want to become compliant with amnesty from penalties.
This form is used to report an assortment of excise taxes and is filed quarterly. It should be used to accompany any payment of the 1% federal excise tax on premium payments to foreign insurance companies, unless such payments are exempted by a treaty. If the payment is exempt from the 1% excise tax because of a treaty, a disclosure is required on Form 8833 - which is filed with the taxpayer's income tax return.
The form only requires the name, address and TIN of the taxpayer and the amount of premiums paid and the amount of the excise tax due.
Form 720 is to be filed one month after the end of each calendar quarter, except for certain kinds of excise taxes that are not for the payment of premiums to foreign insurance companies.
Mail the form and the tax payment to the IRS Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45999-0009
It should only take a few minutes to complete this form each quarter in which a premium payment is made to a foreign insurance company.
It appears that the penalties for late filing, late payment or non filing of this return are the same as for late filing, late payment or non filing of income tax returns and the penalties are based on the amount of taxes that are due with the return.
In some cases, the 1% excise tax may be reduced or eliminated by treaty. The current treaty between the US and Switzerland exempts Swiss insurance and annuities from the excise tax. The U. S. treaty with Switzerland provides: "...the Convention shall, however, apply to excise taxes imposed on insurance premiums paid to foreign insurers only to the extent that the risks covered by such premiums are not reinsured with a person not entitled to the benefits of this or any other Convention which provides exemption from these taxes." When a tax treaty is used to justify non-payment of a tax or the non-filing of a return, the taxpayer is required to file Form 8833 - Treaty Based Returns Position Disclosure.