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PFIC Edge Cases: What Most Form 8621 Calculations Miss

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC,

Form 8621 Filing Exceptions: Every One, and Where Each Stops

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know your fund is a PFIC,

Fund Mergers, Splits and Spin-Offs: PFIC Events That Don’t Look Like Sales

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC,

Wash Sales and PFIC Shares: The Loss and Holding Period That Move

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC.

PFIC Currency Translation: Spot Rates, Fund-Currency Math and Pence

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know your fund is a PFIC.

PFIC Losses: Why a Loss on One Block Doesn’t Offset a Gain on Another

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know your fund is a PFIC.

The PFIC Interest Charge: Daily Allocation, Top Rates, Daily Compounding

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC,

The PFIC 125% Test, Block by Block

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC

ISIN, Listing or Charter: What Makes a Fund Foreign for PFIC Purposes

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far, so I’ll skip the basics. You know

PFIC Lot Tracking: Why Every Purchase Is Its Own Calculation

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know the fund is a PFIC.

Tainted and Clean PFIC Lots: One Fund, Two Tax Treatments

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far. You know your fund is a PFIC,

The PFIC Start-Up Exception: When a New Fund’s First Year Doesn’t Count

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways You got this far, so I’ll skip the basics. You know

Which Tax Software Supports Form 8621? The DIY Programs Compared

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways People ask me which tax software to use for Form 8621,

Expat Tax Software and Form 8621: Expatfile, MyExpatTaxes and H&R Block Expat

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways Living abroad changes which funds you can buy. The bank down

Cash App Taxes and Form 8621: Why “Small” Doesn’t Mean Simple

By Edward Parsons, CPA · licensed since 2009 Key takeaways Free tax software is built for straightforward returns, and most of

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PFIC Edge Cases: What Most Form 8621 Calculations Miss

Form 8621 Filing Exceptions: Every One, and Where Each Stops

Fund Mergers, Splits and Spin-Offs: PFIC Events That Don’t Look Like Sales

Wash Sales and PFIC Shares: The Loss and Holding Period That Move

PFIC Currency Translation: Spot Rates, Fund-Currency Math and Pence

PFIC Losses: Why a Loss on One Block Doesn’t Offset a Gain on Another

The PFIC Interest Charge: Daily Allocation, Top Rates, Daily Compounding

The PFIC 125% Test, Block by Block

ISIN, Listing or Charter: What Makes a Fund Foreign for PFIC Purposes

PFIC Lot Tracking: Why Every Purchase Is Its Own Calculation

Tainted and Clean PFIC Lots: One Fund, Two Tax Treatments

The PFIC Start-Up Exception: When a New Fund’s First Year Doesn’t Count

Which Tax Software Supports Form 8621? The DIY Programs Compared

Expat Tax Software and Form 8621: Expatfile, MyExpatTaxes and H&R Block Expat

Cash App Taxes and Form 8621: Why “Small” Doesn’t Mean Simple

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Remote Work From Colombia: The U.S. Tax Issues Nomads Miss

U.S. Taxes for Digital Nomads: Collections, Foreign Assets, and Staying Compliant Abroad

What Are Key IRS Deadlines for International Tax Compliance

Federal Tax Liens vs. Other Tax Enforcement Actions

What You Need to Know About Federal Tax Liens

Simplify IRS Notice Triage with Our Prioritization Service

Unfiled Form 8621? Catching Up on PFIC Reporting

QEF, Mark-to-Market, or Default: The PFIC Election

The PFIC Excess Distribution Regime (Section 1291)