• Are you prepared for the millions of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) that expire in 2019?
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  U.S. Payors and Withholding Agents making payments of U.S. reportable income to persons who have provided an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) will be interested in preparing for the two million ITINs that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has set to expire in 2019...
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• New Forms and Publications Released in May 2019
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Friday, June 14, 2019

  Anyone making payments of U.S. reportable income will be interested in a listing of all new forms and publications posted by the Internal Revenue Service in May 2019...
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• What is Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?
  Contributed by Luigi Wewege At Caye International Bank
  Friday, June 7, 2019

  If you're living or working in a country outside of the United States, then you might be paying foreign taxes. There are some taxes, like foreign property taxes, that you'll probably have to pay in conjunction with your United States federal income tax...
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• Is it Time for Small Business Tax to be Simplified?
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Thursday, May 30, 2019

  Small businesses are the lifeblood of the British economy, accounting for more than 99 percent of the 5.7 million firms currently operating in the UK. Small businesses employ 12.9 million people and pay more than £205 billion in tax...
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• The International Comparative Legal Guide to Fintech 2019
  Contributed by GVZH Advocates
  Thursday, May 30, 2019

  Please describe the types of fintech businesses that are active in your jurisdiction and any notable fintech innovation trends of the past year within particular sub-sectors (e.g. payments, asset management, peer- to-peer lending or investment, insurance and blockchain applications)...
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• It Is Never Too Early to Prepare! B Notice Process
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  Any U.S. withholding agents and payors that submitted U.S. tax or information returns with a name and taxpayer identification number (TIN) may want to consider the possibility of receiving a CP2100 or CP200A Notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) later this year...
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• Why Does Technical Analysis Work
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  When it comes to either speculating or investing in the financial markets, there are two main approaches. The first being fundamental analysis and the other being technical analysis. Both these fields of study of the financial markets are different...
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• Information Reporting and Withholding: Reasonable Cause Part II - Can you Request a Waiver?
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Wednesday, May 15, 2019

  Any U.S. withholding agents and payors that submitted U.S. tax or information returns with a missing or incorrect taxpayer identification number (TIN) may want to consider whether they are in a good position to request a waiver of any potential penalties...
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• Research and Development Tax Credits - not just for the boffins
  Contributed by Contractor Unlimited
  Tuesday, May 14, 2019

  From now on I'm going to shorten this mouthful to R&D and ask you to stick with it. It might sound boring but is in my opinion the second most exciting tax break left for businesses...
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• More landlords are using corporate structures to invest in property for tax purposes
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Tuesday, May 7, 2019

  The changes to mortgage tax relief together with the increasing burden of (over-) regulation have led to a noticeable shake-up of the UK property investment landscape. While the UK's famous "accidental landlords" are becoming fewer by the day, professional (or at least serious) property investors are not only digging in for the long term, but shoring up their defences against HMRC by using corporate structures to invest in property...
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• UK Corporation Tax Cuts to Cost the Economy Billions
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Thursday, May 2, 2019

  In 2020, there will be a corporation tax reduction which was agreed upon in 2016. This will come into full force in the new financial year starting on 1 April 2020. But, a year out, there have been many questions as to the benefit of this tax cut (from 19% to 17%) and the effect it will have on the British economy...
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• What Does the Huawei Controversy Mean For The Tech Industry
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  You would be mistaken for thinking that Apple was the biggest smartphone maker in the world. In actual fact, Samsung are the ones who can claim that title - closely followed by Huawei. This Chinese owned company has been a huge rival for Samsung in recent years...
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• Information Reporting and Withholding: Reasonable Cause
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Tuesday, April 30, 2019

  Any U.S. withholding agents and payors that submitted U.S. tax or information returns this reporting season may want to consider whether any of their submissions will generate the type of errors that can be waived due to reasonable cause...
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• Updated Periodic Review and Certification FAQ and the
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Friday, April 12, 2019

  Any Qualified Intermediaries (QIs), Withholding Foreign Partnerships (WPs), or Withholding Foreign Trusts (WTs) that, according to their agreements with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), have chosen a periodic review year prior to 2019, and tax advisors seeking to provide these services and reports, will be interested in the newly published IRS Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding independence standards on this review...
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• Australia to tax RC Planes and Drones
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Tuesday, April 9, 2019

  Drones and radio-controlled planes are the latest technological tools to come on the market for use in business and play. Though they are still relatively new, more of these flying machines are in the hands of the individual hobbyist. Most of the rest are being adopted for use by large companies such as Amazon for making deliveries...
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• A Guide to Stamp Duty Tax for UK Homebuyers
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Wednesday, April 3, 2019

  When purchasing property in the United Kingdom, you may be required to pay an additional tax known as Stamp Duty Land Tax, often shortened to just stamp duty. This must be paid within 14 days of your home purchased and is often handled by whoever is facilitating your home purchase, such as a conveyancer...
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• ISAs and the End of the Tax Year: Optimising the Annual UK Allowance
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Wednesday, March 27, 2019

  Several financial thoughts and plans develop at the beginning of the year for UK residents, mostly geared toward improving one's financial picture or boosting savings throughout the upcoming 12 months...
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• Form 1042 and 1042-S Season - Post-Mortem
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Tuesday, March 26, 2019

  Any withholding agent, making payments of U.S. source fixed, determinable annual, or periodical (FDAP) income to non-U.S. persons or nonresident aliens (NRA) will be interested in a quick post mortem exercise that is loosely based on the February 2019, IRS Ten most common errors for completing the Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding and the IRS Internal Revenue Manual section dealing with U.S. Withholding Agent Audits...
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• Updated FATCA FAQs and Certification Reminders!
  Contributed by Comply Exchange
  Wednesday, March 20, 2019

  Any financial institution with an obligation to report under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will be interested in recently published answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
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• With so much pressure on local authorities to build more housing, has residential development finance become easier to obtain?
  Contributed by Sussex SEO
  Monday, March 4, 2019

  Securing affordable development finance often holds the key to the successful implementation and completion of ambitious projects. Nevertheless, property development finance has typically been tricky to obtain and even more difficult to afford...
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