FACTURAS AND US TAXES- FACTURAS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DEDUCT AN EXPENSE ON YOUR US INCOME TAX RETURN

Though in Mexico you need a factura in order to get a deduction for most business expenses, that is not the rule for your US tax return.  If you get a valid  provable receipt from the vendor or service provider, you can still deduct the expense on your US tax return thought not allowed on your Mexico return.  The IRS does not require facturas though the SAT does.

Want more information on US or Mexican taxes, email us at ddnelson@gmail.com. We work closely with several Mexican accountants who can help you achieve the best results here in Mexico. Often by coordinating the Mexican  tax rules with the US rules you can achieve the best result.

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Want to be Paul Manaforts Cell Mate - Still Time to Save Yourself

By Don D Nelson, International Tax Attorney

One of the criminal charges against Paul Manafort involves his failure to report foreign bank
and financial accounts he controlled.  All such foreign accounts must be reported to the US
Treasury each year onform 114 (FBAR) if the combined highest balances in those accounts
are $10,000US or more. Paul Manafort appears to have never filed that form and answered
the yes or no question on his tax return asking if he had foreign bank accounts “no.”

If you are like Manafort you too can spend five years in jail and pay a criminal fine of $500,000.
There are also civil fines that can go up to ½ of the balances you maintained in your foreign
bank and financial accounts.

There are several programs that will allow you to catch up with past unfiled foreign assets
reporting forms due the IRS which will reduce or eliminate your financial and criminal
exposure for failing to file the Form 114.  However, like Manafort, if the IRS for FBI discovers
your failure to file before you do try to catch up, you will be exposed to huge monetary
penalties and possible felony charges. Most foreign banks and financial institutions are
reporting your foreign balances to the IRS.  Best to take action now before you get to
know Paul better.

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Don D. Nelson, is a US tax attorney who has been assisting Americans in Mexico
with their taxes for over 25 years. He offers his clients the absolute privacy provided
by “Attorney client privilege.” His firm has assisted over a hundred expats in Mexico
catch up with their FBAR filings and regular returns If you have questions or wish
to meet with him email him at ddnelson@gmail.com or his Los Cabos
phone number is 624 131 5228. US phone number 949-480-1235