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Form 3520-A Line by Line: Preparing Owner and Beneficiary Statements, Avoiding Penalties, Handling Missed Filings

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About the Course

Introduction

This webinar will provide trust and international practitioners with a line-by-line explanation of the filing requirements and examples of filing Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner. Our panel of international tax veterans will offer advice for unfiled returns and tips to efficiently prepare this form for foreign trusts and clients who participate in these instruments.

Description

Form 3520-A is required for foreign trusts with a U.S. owner. If the foreign trustee does not file, the U.S. owner must satisfy the reporting obligation. Similar to Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts, Form 3520-A is used to report income, expenses, distributions, assets, and other key information about the trust itself and its beneficiaries. Form 3520-A also requires completion of a Trust Owner Statement and a Beneficiary Statement.

U.S. owners of foreign trusts treated as grantors under IRC Sections 671-679 must complete this form to satisfy its reporting obligations under Section 6048(b). Not complying can evoke a penalty that is the greater of $10,000 or five percent of the value of the beneficiary's portion of the trust; no statute of limitations would run on the imposition of these penalties. There are, however, several exceptions to the filing requirement. International tax advisers working with clients who are grantors of foreign trusts need to understand the filing requirements, exceptions, and how to properly prepare Form 3520-A and its required statements.

Listen as our panel of foreign trust experts discusses preparing Form 3520-A in order to meet the filing obligations under Section 6048(b) and avoid penalties.

Presented By

Jack R. Brister, EA, MBA, TEP
Managing Member and Founder
International Wealth Tax Advisors, LLC

Mr. Brister has over 30 years of experience in forensic accounting, international tax and tax law consulting. Jack founded International Wealth Tax Advisors (IWTA) in 2015 to specialize in servicing international private clients, foreign businesses desiring to do business in the U.S., and individuals working and living abroad. He started his career embedded in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Unit. He worked on a variety of multi-jurisdictional cases in cooperation with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute tax evasion, as well as white collar crimes and violent crimes with a financial and tax component. Mr. Brister specializes in integrated income and estate tax planning. He consults extensively for global clients on the state and local tax implications arising when foreign businesses establish operations in the U.S or plan on selling their products to U.S. consumers. His extensive experience working with the IRS along with his almost encyclopedic knowledge of complex tax codes and tax laws enables him to help clients turn potential problems into opportunities and mitigate financial risk.

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John Samtoy
Tax Partner
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP

Mr. Samtoy’s practice specializes in international tax compliance and consulting services, with a focus on individuals, closely-held businesses, and hedge funds. He has particular expertise in structuring and reporting foreign manufacturing arrangements and foreign holding companies, and is experienced in foreign asset disclosure requirements, as well as foreign trust and estate reporting.

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Credit Information

  • BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.

  • BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).

Date + Time

  • event

    Monday, April 28, 2025

  • schedule

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  1. Form 3520-A: overview
  2. Who must file?
  3. Exceptions to filing requirements
  4. Penalties
  5. Handling missed filings
  6. Preparing the Form, Parts I - III
  7. Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement
  8. Foreign Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement
  9. Additional filings and reporting requirements

The panel will cover these and other critical issues:

  • How to complete the Trust Beneficiary Statement
  • Best practices for handling missed required filings of Form 3520-A
  • When is the U.S. trust owner rather than the foreign trustee required to satisfy the filing requirements?
  • A line-by-line review of preparing Form 3520-A Parts I-III

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify specific exceptions to the filing requirements under Section 6048(b)
  • Determine who is required to file Form 3520-A
  • Decide when a foreign trust owner should take responsibility for meeting filing obligations
  • Ascertain best practices for handling missed filings of form 3520-A
  • 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.

BARBRI, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsons may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

IRS Approved Provider

BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).

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