IRS Alert
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office at the Embassy in London will be closed on the 25th August 2010.
More information on the services offered by IRS London is available from the Embassy website.
Alert from the IRS
Taxpayers – both in the US and abroad- have been the victims of “Vishing” (Voice + phishing) scams during the past 18 months. Individuals acting alone (or possibly in groups) are faxing taxpayers bogus IRS documents. Taxpayers are then completing these documents – which contain their PII – and sending them back [...]
Alert from the IRS
Originally uploaded by simiezzz
The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to pay all taxes due by the April 15 deadline to avoid interest and failure-to-pay penalties.
If you have a balance due and do not pay by April 15, you are subject to a failure-to-pay penalty.
If you cannot complete your return and file it by April 15, [...]
A Note from the IRS – Exchange Rates and Tax Information
You must report all income in U.S. dollar equivalents. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has no official exchange rate. Any posted exchange rate that is used consistently is acceptable.
Unofficial 2009 US/UK Currency exchange rates are available here as a pdf.
Unofficial 2009 Currency exchange rates for several other currencies are also available as a pdf.
More information [...]
News Alert from the Internal Revenue Service
Due to a shortage of personnel in the IRS London office, we request that any non-urgent tax inquiries wait until after April 15th.
If you have an urgent matter that must be discussed, please know that during this very busy period you can expect an extended wait time.
Remember that for U.S. tax filers living overseas, the [...]
News Alert from the Internal Revenue Service
IRS Forms
Originally uploaded by meshaphoto
Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals, has been revised for use in preparing 2009 returns. The electronic version is now available in PDF format at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p514.pdf
The IRS anticipates publishing a Revenue Ruling later this summer to address certain U.S. tax issues related to the UK’s Non-Dom legislation. We also anticipate [...]
From the White House: Making It Easier for Americans to Support Haiti
From the White House Blog: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/22/making-it-easier-americans-support-haiti
In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations. Tonight, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give. This legislation will allow taxpayers to receive the tax benefit from donations made to the Haiti [...]
Unofficial Exchange Rates for 2009
You must report all income in U.S. dollar equivalents. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has no official exchange rate. Any posted exchange rate that is used consistently is acceptable. For additional exchange rates, check the U.S. treasury website at http://fms.treas.gov/intn.html#rates. Taxpayers generally use the yearly average exchange rate to [...]
YouTube: Tips from the IRS – Watch Out for Tax Scams
Here’s a Tip from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS will never send you an unexpected email about your taxes or a refund. If you get one, there’s one thing you can count on. It’s a scam. Everyday, crooks come up with new ways to steal your identity and other personal information. Scammers may [...]
Warning: New IRS Phishing Scheme!
21 October 2009
There is new phishing scheme that professes to be from the IRS Office in London. The sender states that he is an IRS employee and asks you to pay a transfer charge or processing fee in order to obtain a substantial sum of money. Do not reply to this attempt to gain your [...]
