IMPORTANT - ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN-OWNED U.S. LLCs
Dear Client,
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has implemented regulations requiring that foreign-owned U.S. limited liability companies (and other U.S. business entities) treated as disregarded entities for U.S. tax purposes file annually Form 5472 – Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business – with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Prior to this new regulation, disregarded U.S. entities wholly-owned by foreign persons generally were not required to file any U.S. tax or information returns.
美國國稅局(IRS)已開始實施一項法規,要求以前於美國納稅目的下被排除的實體,即外國人所有的美國有限責任公司(和其他美國商業實體),現在要每年向IRS提交表格5472 - 即外國人持股25%的美國公司或外國公司從事美國貿易或商業活動者。在這項新規定之前,被外國人全資所有的被排除的美國實體一般不需要提交任何美國稅務或信息回報。
These regulations treat your foreign-owned domestic DRE as a reporting corporation for the limited purpose of reporting related-party transactions on Form 5472. They also require the DRE to maintain a permanent set of books and records that establish the correctness of the information reported on the form.
該項法規將您的外資國內DRE視為提報公司,目的是要求您於Form 5472上提報與特定關係人的交易,僅用於報告表格5472上的關係人交易。並且要求DRE要保存一套永久性的賬簿和記錄,以確定報告的信息的正確性。
*DRE:domestic disregarded entities
Form 5472 must be filed when the corporation has a reportable transaction with the foreign shareholder. In general, most transactions with foreign shareholders are considered to be reportable.
當公司與外國股東進行一項應報告的交易時,必須提交表格5472。一般而言,大多數與外國股東的交易被認為是應報告的。
When a foreign corporation engaged in a U.S. trade or business has a reportable transaction with either the U.S. or a foreign-related party, Form 5472 is required to be filed. The purpose is to disclose the nature and amount of foreign and domestic transactions that occur with related parties.
當從事美國貿易或業務的外國公司與美國或涉外方有應報告的交易時,需要提交5472表格。目的是披露與關係人發生的外國和國內交易的性質和數量。
Forms must be submitted prior to March 15th, 2019. A penalty of $10,000 could be assessed on any reporting corporation that fails to file the form when due. Filing a substantially incomplete Form 5472 also constitutes a failure to file.
表格必須在2019年3月15日之前提交。對於未能在到期時提交表格的任何報告公司,會被處以10,000美元的罰款。 提交基本上不完整的表格5472也構成未提交。
If your company is affected by these regulations, OMC can assist you to comply by:
•Obtaining taxpayer identification number.
•Assistance in completing form 5472.