IRS Expectations of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
IRS (Internal Revenue Service) in one of its news releases has reminded U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad of the deadline on their tax obligations. According to the IRS, U.S Citizens and permanent residents who lived or worked abroad in 2013 in full or in part may have a U.S. tax liability and a filing requirement in 2014. The filing deadline is Monday, June 16, 2014, for U.S. citizens and resident aliens living overseas including those serving in the military abroad.
IRS has provided a filing deadline of June 16 to U.S. Citizens and alien residents. To cater for tax payers residing overseas who cannot meet this deadline, IRS has provided an automatic extension to Oct. 15, 2014 to the taxpayers. However, it is important to note that the extension by the IRS is on time to file and not time to pay. An interest rate interest rate of 3% p.a. is compounded daily applies to any payment made after April 15, 2014. In some cases, a late payment penalty, usually 0.5 percent per month applies to payments made after June 16, 2014.
Federal Law takes on IRS tax obligationa abroad
U.S. citizens and resident aliens living abroad are required by Federal law to report any worldwide income, including income from foreign trusts and foreign bank and securities accounts on their federal income tax return. The IRS requires the affected taxpayers to fill out and attach Schedule B to their tax return. Certain taxpayers may also have to fill out and attach to their tax return Form 8938 (statement showing their financial assets abroad). U.S. Citizens and resident aliens with foreign accounts whose aggregate value exceeded $10,000 at any time during 2013 should these accounts. IRS requires tem to file Form 114 electronically with the Treasury Department. This is known as Reporting of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). For more information on how to file the FBAR, click here.
