2016 Foreign Tax Issues – Part II

The following is the second installment in a two-part series by regular Taxing Subjects contributor Ben Tallman. While Part I looked at Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) and FATCA in detail, Part…
The following is the second installment in a two-part series by regular Taxing Subjects contributor Ben Tallman. While Part I looked at Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) and FATCA in detail, Part…
The following is a two-part series by regular Taxing Subjects contributor Ben Tallman, who provides insight into foreign tax issues. Part I describes Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) and FATCA in…
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