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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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$62,000 IRS Tax Debt Threshold: How Seriously Delinquent Status Triggers Passport Action.

The $62,000 figure many taxpayers still search for was the 2024 threshold for “seriously delinquent” federal tax

Received a CP508C Notice? Your Passport May Be Revoked or Denied.

A CP508C notice means the IRS has certified your federal tax debt as “seriously delinquent” under IRC

Why a CPA-Led Kwong Penalty Review Starts With IRS Transcripts, Not Guesswork

By Ed Parsons, CPA [Updated August 2026] Short answer: A CPA-led Kwong penalty review should start with

Kwong Protective Claims, Form 843, and IRS Transcript Review

Kwong Protective Claims, Form 843, and IRS Transcript Review By Ed Parsons, CPA [Updated August 2026] Short

What Is Kwong, and Why Prior IRS Penalties May Need a Second Look

By Ed Parsons, CPA [Updated August 2026] Short answer: Kwong is a federal court decision that may

Foreign Branch or Disregarded Entity Not Reported? Streamlined Filing May Help Resolve IRS Issues.

Form 8858 reports U.S. ownership and operation of Foreign Disregarded Entities (FDEs) and Foreign Branches (FBs) to

Unreported CFC or PFIC Investments? Streamlined Filing May Help Prevent Double Tax Problems.

A foreign corporation can be both a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) and a Passive Foreign Investment Company

Unfiled Form 5471 Penalties Can Grow Fast. Streamlined Filing May Help.

IRC Section 6038(b) imposes an automatic $10,000 penalty for each annual accounting period a U.S. person fails

Unreported Foreign Passive Income? Streamlined Filing May Help Resolve Subpart F Exposure.

Subpart F income (passive and certain other categories of CFC income) is taxed to U.S. shareholders in

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