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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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You filed your tax return. Maybe the refund never came. Maybe the refund was smaller than expected.
You sold property in Colombia, or you are about to sell. Maybe it was an apartment in
You live in Miami, but you own property in Colombia. Maybe it is an apartment in Medellín,
You paid taxes in Colombia. Maybe DIAN withheld tax. Maybe you paid Colombian tax on rental income,
You have cuentas en Colombia, and now you are seeing two terms everywhere: FBAR and Form 8938.
You have cuentas en Colombia. Maybe one account. Maybe several. Maybe a savings account, checking account, investment
Being a U.S./Colombia dual citizen can make taxes feel confusing fast. You may live in Miami, file
You live in Miami, but you still have cuentas en Colombia. Maybe it is a savings account
You filed your U.S. taxes. Maybe you got a refund. Maybe the return was accepted. Maybe your
