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There has been a lot of talk in the recent news about the Biden tax plan moving forward in Congress. However, there is no need for panic (yet!), as the ...
US Court of Appeals Applies a Multi-Million Dollar Penalty on a Trust Distribution
In a recent case, the US Court of Appeals has upheld a significant penalty against the owner and beneficiary of a foreign trust distribution who did not file timely returns. ...
US Tax Update: Remote Sellers Sales Tax
Bloomberg Law reports that state revenue agencies are finally getting serious about requiring out-of-state retailers to collect tax on e-commerce transactions, frustrated that less than half of such sellers are ...
Bid to repeal Section 280E up in smoke: How the recent ruling affects American cannabis
Regulatory support will always trail behind public acceptance and one prominent example of this is the US’s outdated Internal Revenue Code Section 280E as it relates to the cannabis industry. In a long well-publicized battle, Oakland-based Harborside Inc. (listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange and operator ...
IRS Announces Extension for US Federal Income Tax Filings for Individuals
All US individuals with April 15, 2021 tax deadlines have had their US federal income tax deadlines for tax filings and extension payments extended from April 15, 2021 to May ...
US Tax Bulletin: Summary of Biden’s potential proposed tax increases
During his presidential campaign, President-elect Joe Biden had proposed a number of tax changes which could impact US expatriates’ resident in Canada. With the recent Georgia Senate win, Biden’s Democratic ...
WEBINAR | Biden’s Tax Plans: Potential Changes on the Horizon – Impact on Canadians
With the US election day a week away, Zeifmans’ US Tax Partner, Stanley Abraham addresses the potential impact to Canadians if Joe Biden becomes the 46th US elected President. Over ...
Treasury Department and IRS announce extension for US federal income tax filing
All US individuals and corporations with April 15, 2020 tax deadlines have had their US federal income tax deadlines for filing and payments extended from April 15, 2020 to July ...
IRS provides guidance eliminating tax filings for Canadians holding RESPs
On March 2, 2020, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-17 which has broad implications to US citizens in Canada who maintain Registered Education Savings Plans (“RESPs”) and possibly, Tax-free savings ...