US Tax Issues
a. Robert Murray
Under I.R.C. Section 7701(b), an individual is considered a US resident for tax purposes if they are physically present in the US on at least 1) 31 days during the current year, and 2) 183 days during the three year period that includes the two years immediately before that, counting, all days of current year, 1/3 of days in first year before the current year, and 1/6 of days in the second year before the current year (Substantial Presence Test, 2013). Because Mr. Murray was physically in the US from June through December 2012, 210 days, he is considered a US resident under the substantial presence test for income tax purposes for the year 2012. All his income of $65,000 would be reported on Form 1040 and be taxed as if he was a United States resident.
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For 2013, because Mr. Murray did not stay any time during the year in the US, the three year period would apply, 0 days for 2013 plus 210/3=70 days. He did not qualify for residency status, so he would be considered a nonresident alien and would pay taxes under Section 871, Tax on non-resident individuals (Substantial Presence Test, 2013). Mr. Murray would use Form 1040/NR to file his taxes and be taxed accordingly.
If Mr. Murray is from a Tax Treaty country, he would file Form 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure under Section 6114 or Section 7701(b), per Treasure Regulation 301.6114-1 (The Effect of Tax Treaties, 2013). Form 8833 overrides US residency rules. The taxes owed
taxes based on D.C. income tax laws or paid income tax on his California home and not for the
c. Fill out the Refund section by performing the calculations if the IRS owes Jessie Robinson money. Do not fill out the bank account information section.
The investigation brought about the dissolution of the firm. Mr. Lomanno became fearful that this investigation would expose his embezzlement scheme. He decided to seek legal advice and he contacted a criminal attorney. The matter was taken up with the office of the US Attorney. He confessed for all his wrong doings and was offered a plea bargain which had a condition that he file his returns for the year 1986, 1987, and 1988 which had not being filed. The income from embezzlement was reported as “other income” and was in tunes of $45,007 for 1987 and $15,005 for 1988. Because he did not want the petitioner to know about this, he prepared the returns alone and tried to hand them in unsigned. The officers saw the unsigned part and wanted it signed. He went ahead and forged the signature of the petitioner. The petitioner came to learn of her husband’s embezzlement in the year 1990 through a probation officer and through a letter received from IRS revenue agent. The couple divorced in 1991. Mrs. Lomanno petitioned to be exempted from the tax return payments. In this case, the petitioner filed a subject motion for attorney’s fees and litigation costs.
The US government should forgive his actions for breaking the law because he came to live the American dream. Although he did not apply for citizenship, he is at higher chances of getting in trouble. He is not one of those people who came to bring drugs, and other stereotypical issues. Now that he has a family, he should be able to stay since he came here to have a better life. The norms I would change is that, I would allow an illegal immigrant to stay in the country if he has a job and/or going to school. He left his family to have a better future.
From the information that was provided, the income was derived from the business and this gross income is taxable pursuant to Code§1.61-3(a). He is subject to self-employment tax, since the total amount of income that will come through to his personal tax income of half of the self-employment tax liability.
Working under the assumption that Adrian is a cash basis taxpayer, one can refer to Treasury Regulation sec. 1451-1(a), which states that under the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting, such an amount is includible in gross income when actually or constructively received.
Roberto wants to make a change and become a resident of the United States of America, this is something that is not impossible yet very difficult to accomplish. Roberto has a disadvantage on his part already since he crossed the border making his situation more complexed for him to become a resident due to him violating the law. His aspirations are difficult to achieve since he does not have immediate family members that are United States citizen therefore it is difficult for him to become a United States resident in a fast manner. An alternative that may help Roberto become a resident would be if his aunt Celia would file an I-130 petition for her sister Dolores to become resident and then Dolores would be able to file for Roberto due to Dolores becoming a resident. The disadvantage of this would be that the filling would be a long process and Roberto might have to go back to his country in order to follow the law and help the process go by much quicker. Another way that Roberto could have the possibility of becoming a resident would be if his formal job likes the way he works and grands him the favor of working on long term and helping him file for his residency. Unfortunately, with the job that he has it seems impossible for that to occur since they already treat him
Louise McIntyre’s monthly gross income is $3,000. Her employer withholds $700 in federal, state, and local income taxes and $250 in Social Security taxes per month. Louise contributes $100 per month for her IRA. Her monthly credit payments for VISA
John has income derived from a business and as such the gross income will be taxable. (Code §1.61-3(a)) This total amount of taxable income will pass through to his personal taxes since he has an LLC, meaning he will be subject to self
On June 7, 2016, Investigator Beekman sent an email request to the DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Tax and Revenue Officefor information regarding Ms. Hernandez complete 2013 tax record. On June16, 2016, it was confirmed that Ms. Hernandez had filed a tax return for tax years 2013 through 2015; with no current tax liabilities due on the account. (See Exhibit 13)
On April 14, 2011, you obtained conditional permanent resident status through your spouse in immigrant classification CR6 and your conditions were removed on May 19, 2014. USCIS received your Form
Based on your tax status, which will be determined upon you submitting the necessary information, you will be provided with the appropriate tax form revealing your earnings for the year.
Conclusion: In this case, Jeff did not qualify for the PTC, instead he must return the advance payment of $900 (through his tax return) the government paid to the Exchange. Since there is a repayment limitation, Jeff will pay only $750. This is reported in line 46 of Form 1040. See an explanation of the repayment limitation below.
Tax system is a legal system of imposing and collecting taxes from the citizens of the country. As it has been stated by Albert Einstein, the hardest task in the world is to understand the tax system of a country. The United States’ tax system is so complicated that its tax code contains almost 3 million words and 6,000 pages. Moreover, the taxes implied by city and state governments add more complexity to the federal taxation system. In this case, we do not need to understand the complexity of tax code system in order to get acquainted with the significant role of taxes in American society.