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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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Florida Restaurant Sales Tax Audit: DR-840 vs DR-846 Process Comparison

The Florida Department of Revenue opens a sales tax audit with one of two notices. Form DR-840,

Settling a Florida Restaurant Sales Tax Assessment: Payment Plans and Compromise Options

Once the Florida Department of Revenue issues a sales tax assessment, a restaurant generally has a few

Florida Sales Tax Audit Defense: How a CPA Reviews FDOR’s Markup Calculation

When the Florida Department of Revenue uses the markup method, it estimates your restaurant’s sales from your

Florida Voluntary Disclosure Program: A Restaurant Owner’s Pre-Audit Option

Florida’s Voluntary Disclosure Program lets a restaurant that owes back sales tax come forward before the Department

Florida Sales Tax on Prepared Food vs Groceries: What Restaurants Must Track

In Florida, grocery food products are generally exempt from sales tax, but food prepared, served, or sold

How Florida’s Sales Tax Audit Sampling Works for Restaurants?

In a Florida restaurant sales tax audit, the Department rarely reviews every transaction. Instead it examines a

Florida Use Tax on Restaurant Equipment: The Hidden Audit Trigger

Florida use tax is the companion to sales tax. When a restaurant buys equipment, supplies, or decor

Restaurant Tip and Gratuity Reporting: Florida Sales Tax Pitfalls

In Florida, a voluntary tip a customer chooses to leave is not subject to sales tax, but

Florida Sales Tax Audit for Restaurants: The Markup Method Could Triple Your Tax Bill

In a Florida restaurant sales tax audit, the markup method estimates your sales from your purchases. The

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