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Do I have to file 8621 every year?

Most US citizens who are shareholders in a PFIC are required to file Form 8621 every year. Using Form 8621, shareholders can report certain types of PFIC income.

What are examples of PFIC?

Examples of securities that are classified as PFICs are Canadian mutual funds, Canadian pooled funds, Canadian Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and many Canadian income trusts or real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Who needs PFIC reporting?

PFICs and Tax Strategies U.S. investors who own shares of a PFIC must file IRS Form 8621. This form is used to report actual distributions and gains, along with income and increases in QEF elections. The tax form 8621 is a lengthy, complicated form that the IRS itself estimates may take more than 40 hours to fill out.

What is the purpose of IRS form 8621?

A U.S. person can attach the Form 8621 to an amended return for the tax year of the U.S. person to which the election relates if the U.S. person can demonstrate that the reason for not filing the form with its original return was due to reasonable cause.

What qualifies as a PFIC?

The IRS defines a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) as a non-U.S. entity that either earns 75% or more of its gross income from non-business operational activities (the income test); or, if it least 50% of its assets are held for generating passive income (the asset test).

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Who needs to file PFIC?

A U.S. person that is a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) files Form 8621 if they: Receive certain direct or indirect distributions from a PFIC. Recognize a gain on a direct or indirect disposition of PFIC stock.

What is the purpose of IRS form 8621?

A U.S. person can attach the Form 8621 to an amended return for the tax year of the U.S. person to which the election relates if the U.S. person can demonstrate that the reason for not filing the form with its original return was due to reasonable cause.

Is there a threshold for filing form 8621?

Threshold for Reporting PFIC The person who is single or married filing separate has to file form 8621 in any year that their total number of PFICs exceed $25,000.

What is the purpose of IRS form 8621?

A U.S. person can attach the Form 8621 to an amended return for the tax year of the U.S. person to which the election relates if the U.S. person can demonstrate that the reason for not filing the form with its original return was due to reasonable cause.

Is there a penalty for not filing form 8621?

There is actually no penalty for not filing this form when you are supposed to. However, the statute of limitations for assessing penalties is suspended until you do file the form, if required. That means your entire return remains subject to audit until three years after you file the required Form 8621.

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