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Key Considerations When Representing an Undocumented Taxpayer

Millions of American citizens and noncitizens alike have the obligation to pay income taxes every year. For undocumented immigrants, it is no different. In fact, undocumented workers paid $382.9 billion in federal taxes in 2022.i ... Brittany Sabalza, EA

Fall 2024, Representation, ITIN, SSN, representation, §152, immigrants, §32(c)(3)(A)), Form 1099, §2(b), EITC, §6041(a), ACTC, undocumented, CTC, §301.7701, §6109, §61

Feature Article

Tax Compliance for Refugees

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” – Emma Lazarus All... Mary Beth Lougen, EA, USTCP

Spring 2024, Feature Article, Form 8858, §6428B, EAD, Form 8938, §6428, foreign, §7701(b), Form 5471, §7701(b)(1)(A), immigrants, Form 8865, Form 8621, FBAR, Form 3520, refugees, COVID-19, Form 3520-A, asylees, Form 114, nonresident alien, permanent resident, earned income tax credit, international information returns, green card, EITC, humanitarian, child tax credit, §6013(g), visa, Economic Impact Payment, §6013(h), employment authorization document

Feature Article

Anti-Money Laundering: A Primer

The Problem Despite the prevalence of credit and debit cards, Cash App, and Venmo, cash still is, in many circles, king (or queen). As of November 11, 2020, there was US$2.01 trillion in circulation.Ellie Nava-Jones, EA

Mar/Apr 2021, Feature Article, marijuana, PATRIOT Act, FBAR, Form 8300, FinCEN, Bank Secrecy Act, Form W-2, CTR, SAR, Colorado, BSA, cash-intensive business, Form 112, Form 1099, Form W-3, AML, Schedule 1, anti-money laundering, Washington, immigrants, Financial Bank Account Reporting, TIN

Feature Article

Speaking the Same Language

Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, once lamented, “I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.” As an enrolled agent, you may mutter something similar to yourself as you scan through the latest IRC update for the umpteenth time. Then, once you master the tax jargon, you must translate it into layman’s terms and communicate with your clients. Challenging as this may be in English, some NAEA members go another step furt... Julia Shenkar

Mar/Apr 2016, Feature Article, language, ESL, client, tax, bilingual, preparation, small, practice, owners, management, first-generation, business, immigrants, career, English, second