by Marina Hernandez | May 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Tax Relief, Stimulus Payments
CLICK HERE FOR 2021 STIMULUS EIP3 CHECK UPDATE The IRS finally fixed the Get My Payment website to accept foreign addresses about 10 days ago, but it was too late for some Americans living abroad to provide their US bank information for the direct deposit, as the IRS...
by Marina Hernandez | May 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Tax Relief, Stimulus Payments
On May 8, the IRS issued IRS Newswire IR-2020-92, reminding US taxpayers that this coming Wednesday May 13 is the deadline to provide bank account information to the IRS through their Get My Payment website. Providing bank deposit information accelerates the receipt...
by Marina Hernandez | May 3, 2020 | Stimulus Payments
Last week we discussed the case of Sara, the English tutor who was forced to return early from Spain to the USA due to the pandemic. We discussed how Sara expected to benefit from the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, FEIE, and how the IRS issued a Revenue Procedure...
by Marina Hernandez | Apr 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Tax Relief, Stimulus Payments
The US government taxes its residents on their worldwide income. A person is a US tax resident by virtue of being a US citizen, having a green card or spending too much time in the USA, regardless of visa status. The coronavirus pandemic resulted in closed borders and...
by Marina Hernandez | Apr 18, 2020 | Coronavirus Tax Relief, Stimulus Payments
Last week I shared that the IRS had announced the launch of a new website, Get My Payment, expected to be ready by April 17, to provide information about the amount of a taxpayer’s Economic Impact Payment, the scheduled date for the payment, and the manner in which...
by Marina Hernandez | Apr 4, 2020 | Coronavirus Tax Relief, Stimulus Payments, Tax Planning
If you file a married filed joint tax return and your spouse does not have a social security number, and you have not yet filed your 2019 US tax return, consider filing a married filing separate tax for the spouse with the SSN to receive the rebate. There are...
