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Guides 25–48 of 165 on Form 5472, newest first.

September 22, 20264 min read

Kuala Lumpur Digital Nomads: Keep Tax Records Across December 31

A cross-year travel-log example for Kuala Lumpur digital nomads with U.S. LLCs. Separate Malaysian residency review from the LLC's annual Form 5472 file.

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September 22, 20264 min read

Moving to Lisbon With a U.S. LLC: Your Accountant Handoff

A two-country records checklist for digital nomads moving to Lisbon with a U.S. LLC: residency dates, owner transfers, and Form 5472 preparation.

PortugalRead
September 22, 20264 min read

Medellín Digital Nomads: The Rolling 365-Day Tax Log

Colombia's presence test is not a January reset. Use a worked cross-year day count and keep your U.S. LLC Form 5472 records on a separate track.

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September 22, 20264 min read

Mexico City Digital Nomads: Keep a U.S. LLC Work-Location Log

U.S. clients and a U.S. bank do not show where services happened. Use this Mexico City work-location log to prepare a clearer cross-border tax file.

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September 22, 20264 min read

Tbilisi Digital Nomads: Georgian IE and U.S. LLC Records Must Agree

Using a Georgian individual entrepreneur registration alongside a U.S. LLC? Map contracts, account ownership, and related-party transfers before filing.

GeorgiaRead
September 21, 20264 min read

Form 5472: How Many Forms for Related Parties?

File a separate Form 5472 for each related party with reportable transactions, all attached to the reporting entity’s return.

Related PartiesRead
September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Argentina Residents with a US LLC

No US-Argentina tax treaty is in force, and the FTIN box takes your CUIT. What Buenos Aires owners and nomads file, and what the $25,000 penalty covers.

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September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Coaches, Consultants and Course Creators With a US LLC

Course-platform payouts and client retainers stay off Form 5472; your withdrawals and owner-paid software do not. See a worked coaching-year example.

CoachesRead
September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Costa Rica Residents with a US LLC

No US-Costa Rica tax treaty is in force and territorial taxation changes nothing. See what a DIMEX, a NITE or neither means for the Form 5472 FTIN box.

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September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Croatia Residents with a US LLC

The US-Croatia tax treaty signed in 2022 is not yet in force. What Croatia-based US LLC owners file on Form 5472, and what goes in the FTIN box.

CroatiaRead
September 20, 202611 min read

Building Your Form 5472 Figures From Mercury, Wise or Relay Statements

Turn a Mercury, Wise or Relay export into Form 5472 numbers: separate revenue from owner movements, categorize, total, and reconcile.

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September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Hungary Residents with a US LLC

The US-Hungary treaty was terminated and ceased to have effect from 1 January 2024 — Form 5472 is unchanged. What Hungarian owners file, and the FTIN box.

HungaryRead
September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for South Korea Residents with a US LLC

The US-Korea treaty is in force and changes nothing about Form 5472. See which Korean registration number goes in the FTIN box and how to file from Seoul.

South KoreaRead
September 20, 202613 min read

Form 5472 for Taiwan Residents with a US LLC

Taiwan is not on the IRS treaty list, and double-tax relief legislation is unconfirmed. See what that changes for Form 5472 and what goes in the FTIN box.

TaiwanRead
September 20, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Turkey Residents with a US LLC

A US-Türkiye tax treaty is listed by the IRS, but it changes nothing about Form 5472. See what Turkey residents put in the FTIN box and how filing works.

TurkeyRead
September 20, 202613 min read

How to Pay Yourself From a US LLC as a Non-Resident

A non-resident owner takes distributions, not a salary. How each way of moving money is characterised and exactly where it lands on Form 5472.

Owner DistributionsRead
September 18, 202610 min read

Can You File Form 5472 for Clients Without Being a CPA?

A CPA license is not what federal law requires to prepare a client's return. What a credential changes is your right to represent them before the IRS.

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September 18, 202611 min read

How to File Form 5472 for Multiple Clients Without Losing Track

Run a book of Form 5472 filings without losing track: the season workflow, the artefact that proves each stage, and a capacity model for 10 to 50 clients.

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September 18, 202612 min read

What to Collect From a Client Before Filing Their Form 5472

The exact field list to gather from a client before preparing their Form 5472, plus a copy-paste request email and the four items that must arrive first.

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September 18, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Colombia Residents with a US LLC

No US-Colombia income tax treaty is in force, and your NIT may or may not exist. See what Medellín-based LLC owners report on Form 5472, with COP examples.

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September 18, 202612 min read

Form 5472 for Digital Nomads: Filing With No Fixed Tax Residence

Form 5472 follows your US LLC and your non-US-person status, not where you sleep. What nomads put in the FTIN and address boxes, and the one real US risk.

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September 18, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Estonia Residents and e-Residents with a US LLC

Estonian e-Residency is not tax residency and does not change your US LLC's Form 5472. See what Estonia residents and e-residents put in the FTIN box.

EstoniaRead
September 18, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Freelancers Using a US LLC on Upwork, Fiverr and Toptal

Client payouts from Upwork, Fiverr or Toptal stay off Form 5472; your withdrawals and owner-paid costs do not. See a worked freelancer year.

FreelancersRead
September 18, 202611 min read

Form 5472 for Georgia (Country) Residents with a US LLC

Living in Tbilisi with Georgian small business status? Your US LLC still files Form 5472. See why the two regimes never merge and what goes in the FTIN box.

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