Certain U.S. citizens or resident aliens, specifically contractors or employees of contractors supporting the U.S. Armed Forces in designated combat zones, may now qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.
Manafort Trial FBAR Conviction Alert ! In the U.S. v. Paul Manafort trial, the jury reached a partial verdict finding Paul Manafort guilty on five counts of tax fraud and one count of failing to file foreign bank account reports (“FBARs”).
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on new tax law changes that allow small business taxpayers with average annual gross receipts of $25 million or less in the prior three-year period to use the cash method of accounting.