{"id":10223,"date":"2022-06-23T18:58:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T18:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/?p=10223"},"modified":"2024-07-01T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T10:39:36","slug":"irs-form-5471-filing-instructions-for-green-card-holders-and-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/irs-form-5471-filing-instructions-for-green-card-holders-and-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Form 5471 Filing Instructions for Green Card Holders and US Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10223\" class=\"elementor elementor-10223\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d5b9d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19d5b9d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea00f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea00f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Did you recently migrate to Toronto from the United States for business? If yes, you are now officially a US expat. Living overseas for professional reasons can be a significant shift in terms of both physical and mental health, but it also has <a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/implications-u-s-tax-reform-canadian-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax implications<\/a>. U.S. citizens and green card holders, directors, officers, or shareholders in certain foreign corporations are responsible for IRS Form 5471 filing. Many expat business owners are unsure how to handle their taxes after relocating. This article will discuss the tax obligations of an expat business owner, with a particular emphasis on IRS Form 5471 and who must file it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>IRS Form 5471: What is it and who must file <\/strong>it<strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":10226,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-image-10226\" src=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-axa.png\" alt=\"IRS Form 5471 Filing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-axa.png 750w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-axa-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are a US citizen or resident alien and are an officer, director, or shareholder in certain foreign corporations, you must file IRS Form 5471, Information Return of US Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations (CFC), along with your expat taxes. A CFC is a foreign corporation with U.S. shareholders who own more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of voting stock or the entire value of the corporation&#8217;s stock on any day during the tax year of the foreign corporation. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/form-5471-and-corresponding-schedules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IRS Form 5471 and Corresponding Schedules<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is important to note that no tax liability is associated with this filing but instead it is a way for the IRS to compare it to the corporation\u2019s return to better determine when and if an audit needs to be initiated.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When filing your expat taxes, it is critical to consult with your <a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/expatriate-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toronto expatriate tax accountant<\/a> to ensure that you file correctly and on time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many US expats misread the regulations about who must file Form 5471. To put it simply, the filing requirement applies to every US person (including US residents, partnerships, companies, trusts, and estates) who owns at least 10% of a foreign corporation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":10228,\"width\":157,\"height\":157,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10228\" src=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay.png\" alt=\"IRS\" width=\"157\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay.png 900w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-ay-570x570.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>IRS <strong>Form 5471 Filing Categories<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are 5 categories for IRS Form 5471 filing. To be more specific, the IRS has identified four main categories of US persons who must file Form 5471 along with their yearly US expat taxes:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Category 1 Filer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Category 1 filer is a U.S. shareholder of an SFC who owned that stock on the last day of the SFC&#8217;s taxable year at any time through the SFC&#8217;s taxable year. An SFC is any foreign corporation in which one or more domestic corporations are shareholders in the United States.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Category 2 Filer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Category 2 Filer is a US citizen who is an officer or director of a foreign corporation and holds 10% or more of the foreign corporation&#8217;s stock.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Category 3 Filer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":10231,\"width\":161,\"height\":161,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10231\" src=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc.png 900w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bc-570x570.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If a US person does any of the following during the year, they meet the qualifications of a Category 3 Filer with respect to a foreign corporation:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"type\":\"1\"} -->\n<ol type=\"1\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Acquires\u00a0shares in a foreign corporation, which, when added to\u00a0any stock acquired on the date of acquisition, fulfils the 10% stock ownership criterion.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Acquires\u00a0more stock which\u00a0meets\u00a0the 10% stock ownership requirement.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Becomes a U.S. person while meeting the 10% stock ownership requirement.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Sells enough shares in the foreign corporation to reduce his or her ownership position to less than 10%.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Satisfies the requirements for 10% stock ownership in the corporation at the time the corporation is reorganized.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Category 4 Filer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A US person is a category 4 filer if he possessed control of a foreign corporation during the foreign corporation&#8217;s fiscal year. Persons with control are defined by the IRS as anyone who holds more than 50% of the entire combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or more than 50% of the total value of shares of all stock of the foreign corporation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Category 5 Filer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":10239,\"width\":302,\"height\":276,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10239\" src=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bh.png\" alt=\"IRS Form 5471 Filing\" width=\"302\" height=\"276\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A category 5 filer is either a US shareholder of a CFC at any point throughout the CFC&#8217;s taxable year or owns stock in the foreign corporation on the last day of the fiscal year in which the corporation is a CFC.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The information provided above is only a portion of the filing for Form 5471; there are numerous schedules that must be understood and submitted correctly. The IRS Form 5471 filing is regarded to be one of the most complicated forms ever created. To get the best advice from a professional, consult with an experienced tax expert in Toronto. Contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/toronto-accountant\/\">Toronto Tax Accountant<\/a>, SDG Accountant, now for more information on who needs to file Form 5471 and if you fulfil the requirements. We can answer any queries you have concerning US Expat Taxes.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"12px\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>IRS Form 5471 Filing Deadline<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":10245,\"width\":158,\"height\":129,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10245\" src=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sdg-accountants-bi.png\" alt=\"IRS Form 5471 Filing Deadline\" width=\"158\" height=\"129\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you fall into one of the five categories listed above, you must file Form 5471 together with your <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgaccountant.com\/us-expat-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Expat Taxes<\/a>. Due to a two-month delay granted to residents living abroad, the deadline for the US Expatriate tax is June 15th, rather than Tax Day (April 18th). If you are unable to fulfil the above deadline, the IRS will grant you an extension until October 16th. Those who fail to fulfil the deadlines face penalties and interest from the IRS.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"12px\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Expat business owners may find expat tax filing and the obligations associated with it challenging to understand and comply with. It is critical to speak with an experienced US expat tax accountant in Toronto to ensure that no mistakes are made during your filing. To get started, call <a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/\">SDG Accountant<\/a> now or schedule a free introductory consultation. We are delighted to serve as your new Toronto tax accountants.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"60px\",\"extUtilities\":[]} --><!-- \/wp:spacer --><!-- wp:separator {\"opacity\":\"css\",\"style\":{\"color\":{\"background\":\"#0b376c\"}},\"extUtilities\":[]} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color: #0b376c; color: #0b376c;\" \/><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The information is not intended to constitute professional advice and may not be appropriate for a specific individual or fact situation. It is written by the author solely in their personal capacity and cannot be attributed to the accounting firm with which they are affiliated. It is not intended to constitute professional advice, and neither the author nor the firm with which the author is associated shall accept any liability in respect of any reliance on the information contained herein. Readers should always consult with their professional advisors in respect of their particular situations.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"right\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/accountingtoronto.ca\/staging\/staff\/sam-ghaith\/\">Sami Ghaith<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>CPA, CGA, MBA<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you recently migrate to Toronto from the United States for business? If yes, you are now officially a US expat. Living overseas for professional reasons can be a significant shift in terms of both physical and mental health, but it also has tax implications. 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