Unanswered Questions
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What are the appropriate forms to file when using a mega-backdoor?
For the backdoor (IRA -> Roth IRA, generally up to $5500 per year) conversion, we need to file Form 8606.
Are there any equivalent forms that must be filed for mega-backdoor (After-tax 401k -> Roth ...
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With the Fringe Benefits Tax, should I even salary sacrifice for a car?
In Australia, some employers offer an option to salary sacrifice a car purchase. The cost of the car is taken from your pre-tax salary, so your gross income will be less, and therefore, your income ...
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Can a local IRS office provide more help than by phone or mail?
tl;dr: the IRS made a mistake regarding my 2016 tax return, and after a year of phone calls and letters back and forth they can't seem to fix it. Is there a good chance I'll have any better luck by ...
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If your spouse passes away do you lose any tax credits (GST and Trillium Credit) owed to them before they died?
My husband passed away this pass on 17-July-2018. Until he passed away we hadn't filed our income tax for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
I am wondering if and when I do decide to file our taxes;
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Tax question - Inheritance from UK living in USA
I am a Green Card resident in Nebraska USA, and I am a UK citizen. Is it correct that I need to report to the USA Government if I inherit more than $10,000 from my father’s Will (he too was a UK ...
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Will Poland tax my SIPP?
I am UK resident for tax purposes and have a SIPP. If I become resident in Poland for tax purposes then will Poland tax my SIPP? If so then in what way?
My SIPP holds a single fund which does not pay ...
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Mega Backdoor Roth: Withdrawal consequences for in-plan vs out-of-plan conversion
My employer allows after-tax 401k contributions, and has an option for automatic quarterly after-tax 401k -> Roth 401k in-plan conversions. The other option for executing the mega backdoor Roth is to ...
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Dual Citizen (US / CDN) wants to buy US equities in Canadian brokerage
I'm dual citizen (US & Canada) residing in Canada. I returned to Canada two years ago. I just started thinking about investing again in Canadian equities (either stocks, ETF's or mutual funds). ...
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Can an S-Corp write off work and merchandise expenses donated to a non-profit organization?
We are renting a commercial building from a non-profit. Can our company (s-corp) buy things and have someone on our payroll do things for the non-profit? Not asking for a donation receipt. Just ...
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Grandparent funding grandchild's K-12 education
I want to help pay for my granddaughter's preschool and primary education expenses and would like to get a deduction on my Arizona state taxes in the process. Arizona offers a state tax deduction for ...
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Who Guarantees What in the 'Current Account Switching Guarantee"?
Someone I know recently used the UK 'current account switching service'. Suffice to say, it didn't go as its supposed to. The old bank account was closed without collecting the direct debits and ...
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Can I find out who recently has been reporting very old addresses to my credit report?
My credit report at TransUnion includes, in the personal information section, both past addresses and the date each was reported/confirmed to the credit bureau. Several addresses are reported with ...
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Can suspended passive losses of a former passive activity be used to offset capital gains on a current passive activity?
I had two rental properties, each of which had its own column on Schedule E. I purchased one in 2001 and one in 2007. The 2001 property has had minor Schedule E losses along the way, and has built up ...
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Regarding W-8-BEN for annuity inheritance
My father worked in USA for 11 months in 1985. He made contribution to an individual retirement plan (tiaa-cref) only during that period. The money since then has grown. He expired in 2016 aged 68 ...
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US resident with Canadian income via T4A-NR
I am a single person LLC in the US and I do a lot of contract work for a US company. In 2016 I was asked by them to do some work in Canada and spent about 30 days working in Vancouver. My LLC issued ...
