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Completing Form 3520, Part IV for Large Foreign Gift or Bequest Reporting: Satisfying Filing Requirements
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Description
The IRS instructions for preparation of Form 3520, Part IV, opens with, "Note. If you fail to timely report foreign gifts that should be reported under section 6039F, the IRS may determine the income tax consequences of the receipt [emphasis added] of such gift and penalties may be imposed." Then, more congenially adds, "A gift to a U.S. person does not include any amount paid for qualified tuition or medical payments made on behalf of the U.S. person."
For a no-tax-due form, the penalties for non-filing are stiff. Not complying with Section 6039F reporting requirements can evoke penalties of five percent of the amount of the gift monthly up to a total of 25 percent. Determining what gifts are reportable, who is subject to gift reporting, and completing and submitting Form 3520 is not readily apparent. The filing threshold includes an aggregate reporting test requiring giftees to accumulate certain gifts received throughout the year. This threshold varies depending on whether the gift was received from a foreign individual or estate or a foreign corporation or partnership. Nonresident aliens and even minors can have a reporting obligation.
Recipients, international income tax practitioners, and trust and estate advisers all need to understand the reporting obligations for U.S. Recipients of Gifts or Bequests Received From Foreign Persons. Listen as our foreign international tax reporting expert explains the nuances of reporting gifts on Form 3520, Part IV.
Presented By
Mr. Santa is a Principal of The Wolf Group and oversees the firm’s international tax services in the areas of Offshore Voluntary Disclosure, US Exit Tax, foreign grantor and non-grantor trusts, nonresident alien taxation, international organization employee taxation, pre-immigration tax planning, and cryptocurrency. He assists individuals and businesses with highly specialized and complex tax issues related to offshore corporations, family businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. As a former attorney with the IRS Chief Counsel, Mr. Santa is well-positioned to guide clients on a range of reporting and disclosure issues. In addition, he speaks regularly at professional events sponsored by attorney and CPA groups in the US and abroad.
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BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.
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BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
Date + Time
- event
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Introduction and background
- Reporting requirements
- U.S. persons defined
- Reporting thresholds
- Aggregate reporting test
- Due dates and extensions
- Exceptions
- Flight of capital and capital control rules
- Completing the form
- Handling late and missed filings
- Additional reporting requirements
- Other considerations
The panelist will cover these and other critical issues:
- Properly completing and submitting Form 3520, Part IV for Large Foreign Gifts or Bequests
- Handling missed and late filings of Form 3520
- Understanding who must file, including often overlooked giftees who are subject to Section 6039F reporting requirements
- Other probable U.S. and foreign filing obligations for large foreign gifts received
- Applying the aggregate reporting test to foreign gifts received
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify uncommon recipients subject to reporting requirements of IRC Section 6039F
- Determine penalties that can be assessed for late or non-filing of Form 3520
- Decide how to apply the aggregate reporting test to foreign gifts received
- Ascertain differences in filing requirements for individuals and foreign corporations
- Field of Study: Taxes
- Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
- Advance Preparation: None
- Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
- Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
- Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
- Prerequisite: Three years+ business or public firm experience preparing complex tax forms and schedules, supervising other preparers or accountants. Specific knowledge and understanding of international taxation including residency determination, foreign entity classifications, application of treaty benefits, as well as GILTI, Subpart F, and the related Section 250 deductions.
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BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
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