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The PFIC Income Test: Is 75% of the Income Passive?

How to Calculate the PFIC Income Test (the 75% Rule)?

By Edward Parsons, CPA  |  Ed Parsons CPA, Doral, Florida  |  Representing taxpayers nationwide  The PFIC income test asks one question: in a given tax year, is 75% or more of a foreign corporation’s gross income passive? Passive income means earnings like interest, dividends, rents, and royalties. If the answer is yes, the company meets

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Florida auditor selecting a few sample months from a restaurant's sales tax records.

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 sample, calculates an error rate, and projects that rate across your entire audit period, usually three years. Florida law under section 212.12 allows this when records are adequate but too voluminous to review in full. The danger for

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Colombian SAS CFC rules and Form 5471 graphic with Colombia map, U.S. tax reporting checklist, financial documents, and business ownership icons.

Colombian SAS, CFC Rules, and Form 5471 for U.S. Taxpayers

Colombian SAS, CFC Rules, and Form 5471 for U.S. Taxpayers By Ed Parsons, CPA | Updated May 2026 Featured snippet: A Colombian SAS, S.A., holding company, real estate company, or family business may create U.S. reporting issues for a U.S. citizen, green card holder, or U.S. tax resident. Depending on the ownership, control, entity classification,

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Colombian company CFC risk graphic with U.S. tax reporting forms, Colombia map, business ownership chart, and cross-border tax review symbols.

Own a Colombian Company? CFC Rules May Affect Your U.S. Tax Return

Own a Colombian Company? CFC Rules May Affect Your U.S. Tax Return By Ed Parsons, CPA | Updated May 2026 Featured snippet: If you are a U.S. citizen, green card holder, or U.S. tax resident who owns part of a Colombian company, the issue may be bigger than reporting Colombian income. Depending on the structure

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