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BE AWARE OF SCAMS

By Kaufman Accounting | Apr 17, 2020
While the tax filing deadline may have been extended, scammers are hard are hard at work. Thousands of individuals have ...
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ISRAEL’S BANK HAPOALIM OFFERS TO SETTLE WITH U.S

By Kaufman Accounting | Apr 9, 2020
On March 23, 2020 taxnotes.com reported that Israel’s largest financial institution, Bank Hapoalim, expects to pay $870-million to end investigations by US ...
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NON-RESIDENT ALIEN TAX RETURN

By Kaufman Accounting | Mar 13, 2020
If you are not a citizen of the US, specific rules apply to determine if you are a resident alien ...
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FOREIGN BANK AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REPORTING (FBAR)

By Kaufman Accounting | Mar 12, 2020
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 equipped the U.S. Treasury Department with the authorization needed to collect and analyze a ...
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FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT – FATCA

By Kaufman Accounting | Feb 28, 2020
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), enacted in 2010, is an important development in U.S efforts to combat tax ...
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MECHANISMS FOR RELIEF OF DOUBLE TAXATION

By Kaufman Accounting | Feb 27, 2020
Double taxation is defined as the levying of tax by two or more jurisdictions on the same declared income, asset, ...
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