Use this handy guide from the international tax experts at Freed Maxick to pinpoint your Sec 965 compliance requirements re: foreign earnings
Included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Sec. 965 requires US shareholders to pay a transition tax on certain, specified foreign earnings as if those earnings had been repatriated.
Sally P. Schreiber, J.D, writing in The Tax Advisor blog states that, “Sec. 965 applies to the last tax year of certain specified foreign corporations beginning before Jan. 1, 2018, and the amount included in income is includible in a U.S. shareholder’s year in which or with which such a specified foreign corporation’s year ends.”
Consequently, some taxpayers have discovered they are responsible for paying this transition tax when filing their 2017 tax returns.
Our team made a closer examination of who is required to comply with the Sec 965 transition tax on their April 2018 return or extension. We put our findings into a decision tree that will help you understand and discuss your obligations with your tax advisor.
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