Have you experienced losses this year when trading cryptocurrencies? Trading cryptocurrencies can be a dangerous endeavor. Cryptocurrency traders frequently suffer financial losses over the course of one tax year due to the high volatility and unstable coin pricing. Fortunately, cryptocurrency investors can write off their losses when filing their taxes. These deductions may reduce or […]
The benefits of starting an S-Corporation in the U.S.
August 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are a great choice for entrepreneurs looking to incorporate their business for a number of reasons, primarily because they can choose between two tax designations to be taxed as. One of these choices is the S corp. Given the fact that S corps represent such a large proportion of corporate business […]
Rev. Graham to Newsmax: US in trouble after Trump search, proposed IRS growth
August 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Luca Cacciatore From Newsmax The Rev. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, told Newsmax on Thursday that the United States is entering a ”very frightening” time after recent events and needs to find God again. Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, pointed out to ”Eric Bolling The Balance” the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and a proposal by […]
Facebook, Coke could face tax hit after ruling against Medtronic
August 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Lynnley Browning and Sony Kassam Bloomberg News From Accounting Today Last week, Medtronic Plc suffered a legal setback in its bid to avoid a $1.4 billion U.S. tax bill — a ruling that may have costly implications for other multinationals battling the Internal Revenue Service over the use of overseas payments to lower their […]
Making a living scamming the scammers
July 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Jamie Rigg From engadget Kitboga’s made a career out of wasting time. “Well, my grandchildren were over and it’s something about a pornography virus,” says the soft voice of an elderly woman over the phone. “I unplugged my computer right away,” she continues, and after she explains her worries in a little more detail, […]
US: Ninth Circuit decision for IRS affects shifting of income to tax havens
July 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Peter J Reilly From Forbes The Ninth Circuit is generating a lot of excitement this week. Probably most exciting is its ruling that open carry is a constitutional right protected by the Second Amendment. But this is a tax blog, so I get to write about Altera Corporation & Subsidiaries v IRS. It is […]
Not-so-homegrown home sales
July 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Alison Rich From The MReport There’s international appeal in U.S. real estate, and, according to recent IRS data, certain countries seem especially smitten with it, ZillowResearch reports. Back in 2015, non-resident foreigners sold $10.5 billion of U.S. real estate, trouncing the amount sold in 2014 ($8.4 billion) and also in 2013 ($7.5 billion), Zillow […]
Stanford investing billions offshore in Central America and Caribbean, tax returns show
February 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Brian Contreras From Stanford Daily Stanford has nearly 10 billion dollars invested in Central America and the Caribbean, analysis of the University’s tax returns shows. Held offshore in places like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, much of this money is not subject to taxes, including the 1.4 percent tax on University endowment earnings implemented […]
US: Dominican national pleads guilty to identity theft and fraud
January 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a Dominican Republic national who lived in Lawrence, Mass., has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty in the middle of his trial in connection with stolen identity refund fraud. The Justice Department said on Thursday that […]
How reinsurers help hedge funds shelter taxes
November 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Sonali Basak From Bloomberg It’s not the warm waters that have attracted so many corporations to places like Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. It’s how these havens help keep profits from tax collectors. To prevent U.S. companies from shifting earnings offshore, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are weighing […]
