As we are working on tax returns for many U.S. clients with international investments, we find that there is a false sense of security based on the information from the people who sell them the foreign investment. There are two issues that are of concern. For the tax payer, who is filing their return, if we fail to do the correct thing there is a minimum civil penalty of $10,000 or a penalty of 50%  of the value of the asset. Another important issue Read More