Category: Orlando Gotay – Tax Attorney

As I write this, I am hearing of a possible second round of tax cuts being prepared for consideration by Congress next September. I’m sure that has *nothing* to do […]

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I recently saw a question posted on a Facebook expat group:  “So I want to move to Mexico next year but I want to claim my six children”. That made […]

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I have written several times now on the subject of passports and taxes.  A brainchild of soon to retire Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a portion of the 2015 FAST Act […]

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If the title did not catch your attention, I don’t know what would.  I chose it to convey the potential to inflict serious, perhaps even catastrophic damage, by mishandled ownership […]

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Whenever something major happens in life, the taxman is never far behind.  Buying property is one of those “somethings”.  It’s slightly more special when outside the U.S.  Here’s a non-exclusive […]

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Every now and then a case lands on my desk that reminds me of how tax administrators of different countries can work together– to get information (that may lead to […]

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The IRS just announced the end, in six month’s time, of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program. OVDP was specifically designed for taxpayers with exposure to potential criminal liability or substantial […]

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Some readers may be share-holders in “foreign” (non U.S.) corporations that run businesses. Others use Mexican corporations to hold title to real property, especially where non-Mexicans must use fideicomisos (coasts […]

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You have of course heard about bigly splashy tax reform enacted late last year by the Congress and signed into law by the president. For weeks, we have been hearing […]

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By now it should be common knowledge that crooks falsely pose as IRS agents. The scam goes on like this: A call is generated, usually from an “official looking” 202 […]

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