Everything You Need to Know: "Expatriation"- Giving up a Green Card (LTR) or US Citizenship 2 Credits 2 Credits
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Some of your clients are US citizens who may be thinking of giving up their citizenship. This number may be small, but many of your clients are green card holders.
How many green card holders truly understand what will happen to them if they hold the card for 8 “tax years” (that can be far less than 8 calendar years!) and then relinquish the card?
How many understand that merely because the card has “expired” for immigration purposes, the mere expiration does not let them off the hook for tax purposes?
Green card holders with expired cards remain liable for paying US tax as tax residents. In addition, those “expired” years count in determining if they have held the card long enough to be subject to the “expatriation” tax regime once the card is formally relinquished or administrative action is taken.
If the US citizen giving up citizenship, or the green card holder giving up the card is classified as a “covered expatriate” (CE), the expatriation regime applies. The regime will impose an “exit tax” on a deemed sale of the client’s worldwide assets. Additionally, a 40% transfer tax will be imposed on any US recipients of a gift or inheritance from the CE at any time in the future.
Understanding how to advise clients about the complex tax aspects of the US “expatriation” tax regimes can create a whole new line of business for tax advisors, enrolled agents, and return preparers seeking to expand their US tax practice.
Don’t lose potential big business opportunities because you do not fully understand the expatriation rules. The regimes should be understood by any client who is thinking of obtaining a green card or US citizenship, as well as by those thinking of relinquishing the card or citizenship.
Expatriation matters have grown in importance over the years as more and more individuals are divorcing from the United States. The IRS now has an audit campaign in place for individuals expatriating any time after June 2008. It is aggressively seeking unpaid exit tax and penalties. Now more than ever, tax professionals need to understand the expatriation rules and how to engage in constructive tax planning for clients to escape the harsh results. This CPE course provides all the information you need.
This CE/CPE Tax Course will provide an in-depth examination of the overall framework and rules surrounding the expatriation tax rules. This is one of the most complex and misunderstood areas in US international tax. The rules have changed several times over the years, adding to the complexity. My CPE course makes it easy and digestible.
Major topics included:
| License details | Credits | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) | 2 CPE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-00983) | 2 CE | Approved |
| General income tax planning for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) | 2 CPD | Eligible |
| Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| License details | Credits | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) | 2 CPE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-00983) | 2 CE | Approved |
| General income tax planning for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) | 2 CPD | Eligible |
| Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01188-22-O) | 2 CE | Approved |
| Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) | 2 CPE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) | 2 CE | Eligible |
| Taxes for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) | 2 CE | Eligible |
Credits
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Course Level
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Group Internet Based
Pre-requisites
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Advance Preparation
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With 40 years of US tax and international experience, Virginia has been a member of the NYS Bar since 1984 and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. Practicing US tax overseas since 1986, Virginia’s work has focused on clients throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. She provides expert insight into tax planning and compliance for American expats and foreign persons having any US connections.
Virginia has expertise in cross-border transactions and structuring, FATCA, regaining US tax compliance with previously unreported foreign income, assets or accounts, expatriation tax planning, and providing specialist advice for international families in numerous areas of US international tax. Working with tax and attorney colleagues across the globe, including an appointment with Helm Advisors in Zurich, Switzerland, Virginia excels in solving cross-border and multi-jurisdictional tax matters. She has developed a unique and sought-after specialty in analyzing the US tax consequences of transactions involving Sharia law , the use of UAE “foundations” and the use of trusts in US tax planning.
Virginia’s tax advice is highly knowledgeable, reliable and solution-focused. Having assisted Asian and Middle Eastern families for decades, she appreciates the sensitive and special situations involved in multi-national families. Virginia has worked with international law and accounting firms (Deloitte), major banks (including HSBC), and trust companies. Early in her career she worked with the top-tier NY law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
Virginia is a contributor on Forbes, covering US international tax issues faced by Americans abroad and foreign persons with US affiliations. She is also a Bloomberg tax author and an avid tax blogger for many years. Virginia’s work is highly regarded and recognized internationally. Her Twitter (X) Account @VLJeker has been listed in Forbes, Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Accounts and she is named by Bloomberg as a tax professional to follow on LinkedIn. Tax Notes International recognized Virginia as a preeminent US tax professional, profiling her international tax practice (here). Listen to a short podcast posted in Forbes to hear Virginia discuss how she established her tax practice abroad, the challenge of balancing family life with career, and recent international tax issues.
Virginia has been quoted in the New York Times, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal and is regularly quoted in local news and publications. Virginia has a passion for US international tax and her contributions to the field are prolific: interviewed by CNN, local television appearances, regularly speaking at conferences and seminars, and publishing a vast array of scholarly works on US tax issues, some of which have been referenced by other attorneys or organizations both to the US courts and US Congress. Virginia trains tax professionals through webinars with MyCPE, Webinar Planet and various professional groups.
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This webinar is critical for any advisor who is having a client contemplating leaving the US tax system by either renouncing their US citizenship or relinquishing their US Green Card. Virginia’s depth of knowledge, experience and expertise as laid out in this presentation will quickly dispel the myth that this is a DIY or amateur job, especially for HNW Americans. The fiscal damage that can be done in overpaying tax upon departure or laying a significant future tax burden on US heirs will make the cost of proper advice seem like a rounding error.
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