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In this global economy, U.S. employers both large and small routinely employ non-U.S. citizens as well as U.S. citizens. The payroll withholding and reporting rules that apply to non-U.S. citizen employees are generally the same as for U.S. citizen employees if they are resident aliens (RAs) as that term is defined by Section 7701(b) of … Read More
If you need to keep informed on news relating to foreign account compliance, the IRS is offering assistance in keeping current with FATCA reporting issues. You can now subscribe to their new “FATCA News and Information List.” By doing so, the IRS claims that you will receive their latest news, guidance, regulations and other public information … Read More
At the EEI 24th Annual Forum on International Tax Withholding and Information Reporting in New York on June 5-6, members of the U.S. and foreign financial industries met with key representatives of the IRS to explore the latest on FATCA regulations and implementation. Requirements from the USFI perspective were examined along with those from the FFI … Read More
Take a look at the future of Form W-8 documentation: the new draft Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding (Individual), is on display at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/formw8benindividualexecirculation2.pdf, and a draft of the all-new Form W-8BEN-E, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding (Entities), is posted … Read More
Wages paid to foreign employees are reported on Form W-2 with the following exceptions: Treaty-exempt wages of nonresident employees are reported on Form 1042-S Wages paid to H-2A Agricultural Workers (both residents and nonresidents) are reported on Form 1099 MISC if the amount paid during the calendar year equals or exceeds $600 Wages paid … Read More
The IRS public hearing on the proposed regulations for FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), REG-121647-10, was held on May 15, 2012. More than 20 speakers were on the agenda, and 199 comment letters received by the IRS were posted online at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;dct=O%252BSR%252BPS;rpp=25;po=0;D=IRS-2012-0009 (or see http://www.regulations.gov/ for Docket ID IRS-2012-0009). FATCA law established a new Chapter … Read More