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You may securely share your data with us via our Client Center which offers enterprise-level security, or in hard copy or other secure means. 

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When you engage our services, we will be happy to set up a unique account for you at our Client Center and send you an invitation to sign on and set up a password. You can then upload information we need to prepare your filings and we will also post drafts of your return or other forms we prepare for you there so that you can view or retrieve them. Below is a list of information items/documents we typically need to prepare a U.S. income tax return, or the common information forms such as FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR), Form 8938, 8621, 5471, 8858, 8865, 3520, 8854, etc.

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• Yours, your spouse's (if filing jointly or separately) and your U.S. dependents' social security number (SSN), or individual taxpayer identity number (ITIN) in the case of non-U.S. dependents.

• If your marital status changed during the tax years for which returns are to be prepared, please provided details.

• If the number of your U.S. dependents changed, please provide details (date of birth, name, sex, etc.).

• German income tax return, or other foreign country income tax return, Steuerbescheid and/or Steuerberechnung (or other tax authority confirmation of tax calculations) - for each year a U.S. income tax return is to be prepared. The foreign income tax return is usually our main source of data for taxpayers resident outside the U.S.

• Prior year U.S. federal and State income tax returns (we would like to see the last U.S. federal and state income tax return you filed if available).

• Investment income statements, e.g., Steuerbescheinigung, Form 1099-INT/DIV/B, Form 1042-S, Form K-1, etc.

• Details of virtual (crypto) currency income/earnings, whether actually paid out to you or reinvested, etc. Please refer to the following IRS guide for further information on determining what to provide and how such income is taxed. We also request that clients complete our online Virtual Currency & DeFi Questionnaire (see below too) to help ensure compliance.

• Miscellaneous income statements, e.g. Form 1099-MISC .

• Details of income and expenses for your rental activity (worldwide) if any.

• Details of any government benefits you received, such as, social security benefits/pensions, unemployment pay, maternity benefits, Elterngeld, etc.

• Sometimes we need your U.S. travel information during the tax year. Please keep note of this, including the number of business days and any states you worked in, if applicable.

• Bank name, address, and account information including highest balance in the year for your FinCEN Form 114 and Form 8938 (refer to section on the FBAR and 8938 for further details on what information is required).

• Details of any gifts (or inheritance) you received from a non-U.S. person including the date of gifting/inheritance, a description and the fair market value of the gift/bequest.

• If you owned entirely or even a minority share of a foreign corporation, we may need the annual financial statements to prepare Form 5471.

• If you were a partner in a foreign partnership, we may need the partnership's annual financial statements to prepare Form 8865.

• If you expatriated, we will need details of your assets and certain values for the preparation of your Form 8854.

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Virtual Currency/Cryptocurrency/Digital Assets and IRS Operation Hidden Treasures

The IRS has been actively pursuing taxpayers who own digital assets (DAs) to ensure tax compliance. They have established a team     that analyzes blockchain to find taxpayers who do not report income from their DAs. Digital assets is ‘any digital representation of value which is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or any similar technology. They include (but are not limited to): convertible virtual currency and cryptocurrency, stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs)’. Income from DAs come in various forms and therefore it has become necessary to check the kinds of transactions clients have been involved in to ensure compliance. We require that clients complete our online questionnaire provided below to help us determine whether they have taxable income from DAs and we request that clients provide all necessary information to ensure correct reporting.    

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US Tax Solutions Virtual Currency & DeFi Online Questionnaire can be also found by clicking here.

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Alternatively, scan the QR Code below with your smart phone to directly access the online form.

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We will receive your completed questionnaire directly after you press the 'submit button'. Be sure to include your full name in the form. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

Sending us your tax documents securely:

Clients are invited to share their data securely with us via our Onvio Client Center and confirm or update their personal data. If you have not already been set up at our Client Center, contact us to arrange this. Access your unique account by clicking on the button below and providing your username and password. The recommended browser is Firefox, alternatively Google Chrome. Ensure that your browser cache is cleared to have the best experience.