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By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide | Never filed Form 8621 for a
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide | A PFIC can be taxed three
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide The excess distribution regime under Section 1291
Do you have to file Form 8621? Not always. The de minimis exception lets you skip the yearly PFIC report if
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide | If you moved to the U.S.
Are foreign ETFs PFICs? Almost always, yes. An ETF organized outside the United States, including the Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs common in
A CFC and a PFIC are two separate sets of U.S. tax rules for foreign corporations. A CFC is about control:
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide | Is your foreign mutual fund a
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide | You must file Form 8621 if
The PFIC asset test asks whether, on average across the year, at least 50% of a foreign corporation’s assets are passive,
By Edward Parsons, CPA | Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida | Representing taxpayers nationwide The PFIC income test asks one question:
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An outdated address on file with the IRS can cause you to miss critical notices about audits,
What is an IRS levy? An IRS levy is a legal seizure of your property or assets
After the IRS files a federal tax lien, you have 30 days from the date of Letter
There are four ways to remove or reduce the impact of a federal tax lien: release (debt
A federal tax lien is a legal claim the IRS places on your property to secure a
A federal tax lien is the IRS’s legal claim against all your property, including real estate, bank
The IRS is now using artificial intelligence to accelerate wage garnishment decisions and enforcement actions in 2026.
If you haven’t filed taxes in years, you need to act now before the IRS takes enforcement
The IRS entered the 2026 filing season with roughly 74,000 employees, down from 102,000 at the start
