On October 1, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a reminder that the automatic extension for annual FBAR filings expires on October 15. As the IRS notes, “[t]hose who don't file an FBAR when required may be subject to significant civil and criminal penalties that can result in a fine and/or prison.” So, if you missed the deadline to file your FBAR for 2020, what should you do now? Boston international tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, explains:Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is using National Small Business Week to remind business owners that they must accurately classify their employees and independent contractors. With the IRS Small Business/Self Employed Division’s new Fraud Enforcement Office now fully operational, this is likely to be a key enforcement area for the remainder of 2021 and heading into 2022. Boston tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, explains:Read More

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a federal law that establishes reporting requirements for U.S. taxpayers who own offshore accounts. For taxpayers who are subject to FATCA, compliance is extremely important, as non-compliance can lead to civil—or even criminal—penalties. On the same token, if your offshore assets are not subject to FATCA, you don’t want to report them if you don’t have to. So, when don’t you need to file under FATCA? Boston international tax lawyer Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, explains.Read More

The Senate infrastructure bill passed on August 10, 2021, includes three critical provisions for cryptocurrency investors. While these provisions do not create new cryptocurrency taxes, they do create new cryptocurrency tax reporting requirements—and these requirements could lead to enhanced enforcement by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).Read More