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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
State & Local Tax Contributions of Young Undocumented Immigrants
ITEP, Apr. 25, 2017 - "DACA enrollment has helped young immigrants become more engaged in their communities. A national survey of DACA enrollees in 2016 found that more than 40 percent of respondents secured their first job after enrollment in DACA...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
State and Local Tax Contributions by Undocumented Immigrants - Updated
ITEP, Feb. 24, 2016 - "An updated 50-state study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions , by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants’ tax contributions would increase significantly under...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuits Filed in N.M. Over ITINs, Taxes
"MALDEF filed two lawsuits in state district court against the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department and Secretary Demesia Padilla (collectively, "TRD") for unlawfully withholding millions of dollars from immigrant taxpayers using...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Does the ACA Give Employers a $3,000 Tax Bonus for Hiring Certain Immigrants?
"- Q: Did Obama’s executive actions on immigration include a $3,000 bonus to employers for each immigrant they hire instead of U.S. citizens? - A: Not exactly. In very limited cases, employers may avoid the Affordable Care Act’s penalty if they...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Oct. 14th NILC Webinar: ITINs and Common Tax Questions for Restaurant Workers
"Have questions about how to get or use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)? Or about how to deal with potential discrepancies in tax filings? If so, please join us for a webinar on common tax questions and scenarios for immigrant...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Tax Rules Spur Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship
"Goodbye, Uncle Sam! That's what 3,000 Americans chose to say last year, lining up at embassies around the world to renounce their citizenship. The numbers for 2013 represent a dramatic spike -- triple the average for the previous five years...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Jessica Dorfmann: The Cost of United States Citizenship Abroad
"Citizenship in the United States affords many benefits - most notably the right to live, work, and vote in a global powerhouse nation. But, in recent years, Americans have been relinquishing their citizenship in record numbers – total annual renunciations...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Why Wealthy Chinese Are Giving Up U.S. Green Cards
"An American passport can be a costly accessory-with U.S. citizenship come U.S. taxes. The WSJ's Wei Gu explains why some wealthy Chinese are instead taking advantage of offers to become citizens of cash-strapped European countries and wealthy...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Life After DACA: Obtaining a Social Security Number, Transferring Your Credit History, and Rescinding your ITIN
"DREAMers with deferred action are eligible to apply for a SSN and should transfer their existing credit history to that number. Additionally, DREAMers must also contact the IRS to rescind their existing ITIN as an individual cannot have an ITIN...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Taxman Cometh: Why Taking a Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Can Jeopardize Naturalization
"Many accountants may not know this, but tread with caution if you wish to naturalize and are planning to shield foreign earned income from US taxation that can protect you up to $92,900." - Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta, Oct. 1, 2012 .
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigration Lawyers Arguing: "Can I Work from Home for a Foreign Employer?"
"As a change of pace from this blog's usual fare of criticizing immigration agencies and Congress, today we'll offer a PG-rated point/counterpoint with guest blogger, Karin Wolman , and me. We debate the oft-posed question whether a foreign...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Facebook’s Eduardo Saverin Likely Barred From Re-Entering U.S.
"Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship just in time to avoid a large tax payment essentially means he will not be able to re-enter the United States again, immigration experts tell TPM. “There’s a...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Wealthy Americans Queue to Give Up U.S. Citizenship
"Rich Americans renouncing U.S. citizenship rose sevenfold since UBS AG (UBSN) whistle-blower Bradley Birkenfeld triggered a crackdown on tax evasion four years ago. About 1,780 expatriates gave up their nationality at U.S. embassies last year...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Civil RICO Class Action Filed Against Crooked Tax Preparers Who Prey on Immigrants
Sam Rock writes: "Dear Advocates, Sam Rock and David Carter filed a RICO and fraud class action in the Northern District of Georgia against several tax preparers alleging a scheme of fraudulently claiming the child tax credit and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Construction Company Owners Sentenced for Alien Harboring, Tax Evasion
"John Cimino, age 55, of Doylestown, PA, Vice-President of LTCI, Limited, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court to six months home confinement, twelve weekends in a residential reentry center, and three years of supervised release...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrants face deportation for filing false tax return
"Akio and Fukado Kawashima came to Southern California in 1984 as lawful Japanese immigrants determined to succeed in business. They operated popular sushi restaurants in Thousand Oaks and Tarzana and recently opened a new eatery in Encino. But after...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Leave Those Kids Alone! (And Pursue Tax Cheats Instead)
"Krikorian and others of like mind did not repeat that "all amnesties reward lawbreaking," when the Internal Revenue Service decided this month to waive interest, penalties and audit exposure, and accept only one-tenth of the employment...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOS Passport Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2019 "This final rule provides a clarification regarding situations in which a passport applicant is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury as having a seriously delinquent tax debt...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Navigating the ITIN Renewal Process - Free Webinar (Jan. 25, 2017)
Navigating the ITIN Renewal Process: Implications for Immigrant and VITA Communities Wed, Jan 25, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST "Since the IRS announcement of mandatory ITIN renewals for a select group of ITIN holders several months ago, VITA programs...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Jan. 9, 2017 Webinar: ITIN Renewals & ITIN Tax-Filing Issues for Immigrants
NILC - " ITIN Renewals & ITIN Tax-Filing Issues for Immigrants Monday, January 9, 2017, 2 p.m. EST / 11 a.m. PST The National Immigration Law Center, National Council of La Raza, and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities invite tax practitioners...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
E4FC Releases ITIN Guide (December 2016)
Iliana G. Perez, the National Immigration Law Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center - "We are pleased to introduce our newest educational resource : E4FC's ITIN Guide . ...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
I've Got ITINs on My Mind - Prof. Francine J. Lipman
Prof. Francine J. Lipman, Sept. 24, 2016 - "Among the many amazing opportunities I have had as a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is continuing my work with immigrants on their tax issues. As I have written about at length unauthorized...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
IRS Tightens ITIN Rules
Here is the Dec. 2012 news recap ; the Nov. 2012 IRS bulletins are here and here .
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
IRS: Revised ITIN FAQ as of Sept. 14, 2012
2012 ITIN Review Frequently Asked Questions - Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-09-14
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
New ITIN Rules Burdensome, AICPA Tells IRS
" The American Institute of CPAs told the IRS that the new interim rules about how taxpayers must apply for Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) for 2011 tax returns are burdensome and may prevent some taxpayers from getting the documentation...
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