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Income Tax Treaties

The United States has entered into income tax treaties over fifty countries. Treaties serve to bolster trade and foreign investment. On certain types of income, treaties will reduce the rate of withholding tax that would have been applied to payments between taxpayers of two countries.
Absent a treaty, the US will generally impose a 30 percent [...]

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A Reminder to Avoid New Identity Theft Scams from the IRS

Recently the IRS came out and reminded taxpayers to be aware of and avoid potential new identity theft scams that use the IRS name, logo or website in an attempt to convince taxpayers that they are receiving a genuine communication from the IRS.
Recent scams have involved the Making Work Pay refund, the e-mail tells the [...]

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