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New Client Tax Organizer

U. S. Income Tax Compliance for Overseas Filers

To prepare your tax return accurately, efficiently, and at a low cost to you, we utilize a user-friendly tax organizer tool.  Simply take 15-20 minutes to fill out the form below and submit to US-TaxCPA.com. 

Should you feel uncomfortable with the Internet, find the form too burdensome, or your tax situation exceeds the parameters of the form, please print out and send with copies of your current tax information and prior year tax return to US-TaxCPA.com at the address below. 

Dan Schouten CPA
US-TaxCPA.com
Shalom Horiuchi Bldg. 303
Sugacho 12, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo  160-0018  Japan

Dan@us-taxcpa.com

Tel / Fax 03-3353-5626 (in Japan)
Tel / Fax +81-3-3353-5626 (outside Japan)
Mobile  090-8450-1040

Before you begin, please review the form to help assemble your tax information.  The form is designed to capture basic tax information from a diverse population of taxpayers, so you can ignore any items not applicable to your particular tax situation, and send additional tax information, e.g., stock transactions, real estate holdings, and partnership interests, etc., separately. 

Please ensure that the information entered is complete, accurate and appropriate to submit to the IRS.  As some commonly used fields have been pre-selected, please review these items carefully and deselect if inappropriate.  Do not use your computer's enter key when filling out the form, as this will submit an incomplete record and clear the data. 

Thank you again for this opportunity to serve your tax compliance needs.  Should you have any questions about your tax situation, the form, or the status of your return, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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                          Tax Year (or change year as appropriate)

Please enter all information in normal Capitalization and correct spelling as it should
appear on your tax return.

1. Please provide your current contact information.  Your contact address will be used
on your tax return, unless you specify otherwise.

Your E-mail Address
Your First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Street Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Day Phone
Home Phone
Mobile Phone
Your Social Security No	(555 55 5555)
Birth date	(mm/dd/yyyy)
Your Occupation
If married and Filing Jointly, enter spouse info below, else skip.
Spouse First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Spouse Social Security No	(555 55 5555)
Birth date (mm/dd/yyyy)	(mm/dd/yyyy)
Occupation

2. Filing Status, Dependents and Exemptions:

What is your filing status?  (Check only one)
Single
Married Filing Jointly
Married Filing Separately:  Spouse Name Spouse SS# (555 55 5555)
Head of Household   If qualifying child is not your dependent, enter name
      of child here.
Qualifying Widow(er)

 

Please list other dependents below.

Dependent First & Last Name	Soc Security No.       (xxx-xx-xxxx)	Birth date  (mm/dd/yyyy)	Relationship to You?	No. Months Lived with You in Tax Year?	College Student?
					Yes
					Yes
					Yes
					Yes

If you have additional dependents, please include in "other information" below, or send by mail, email, or fax.

Please note, your US citizen dependents need a US Social Security number in order to claim the
deduction as your dependents.  Your foreign, non-resident spouse will need a US social security
number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to claim the deduction.  Social
security numbers for US citizens can be applied for through the Embassy.  Your non-resident
spouse can apply for an ITIN when filing your return with a Form W7 attached with supporting
notarized documents.

3. Foreign Residency Information 
   
(If you reside overseas and have foreign-sourced earned income, all items in this section must
 be completed to qualify for the $85,700 foreign-earned income deduction for 2007.

Enter the date your foreign residency began:  (mm/dd/yyyy)  This is generally the first
day you arrived in Japan or other foreign country to live and/or work.
.

Do you consider your tax home to be in a foreign country since your foreign residency began?
Yes No

What type of visa do you have?
(See your Passport)

What is your visa permitted length of stay? (e.g., 3 Years)
(See your Passport.)

The IRS allows foreign residents to exclude up to $85,700 (2007) of  foreign-sourced income from
US income tax on Form 2555 or Form 2555EZ.  If you ever filed this form, enter the latest
year you filed this form.    (If 2555 or 2555EZ never filed before, leave blank.)

If you have filed this form before, have you ever revoked the foreign earned income exclusion?  
  Yes No  (If never filed before, leave blank)

If Yes, enter the year the revocation was effective.   (If never filed before, leave blank.)

List your tax home(s) during the tax year and dates established (city, country, mm/dd/yyyy)

    Examples:  Tokyo Japan 7/23/2002
                      Seattle Washington 9/1/1999 and Tokyo Japan 6/30/2004
                            
Of what country are you a citizen/national? (change country of citizenship as appropriate)

At any time during the past tax year, did you have signature or other authority over one or more foreign financial account (s)
(e.g. bank account) that had a total combined balance greater than $10,000?
   Yes     No

If yes, name of Foreign Country

During the past tax year, did you receive a distribution from, or were the grantor or transferor to a foreign trust?
  Yes     No

Enter your travel dates outside of the US in spaces below.  If you are foreign resident for less than a complete calendar
year, indicate all non-contiguous (i.e., not separated by water) foreign countries visited since your foreign residency began.
If you are a foreign resident for at least one calendar year, you are generally considered a bone fide foreign resident
and then only need to report your trips to the US, regardless of other countries visited.  Travel dates are generally
available in your passport.  If you have no trips, enter "0".  Please note, if you have work days in the US, this will
shift some of your income to the US for a US tax liability.  Also, if you are a foreign resident for less than a full calendar
year, you will have to meet the 330 day foreign residency test to qualify for the foreign income exclusion benefit.

(a) Date arrived in US	(b) Date left US	(c) No. days in US on business	This space intentionally left blank
12/23/2005	1/13/2006	0	Example

If additional space is needed for your trip dates, please send by email.

4.  Earned Income

Foreign-Sourced Income

Enter the information below for your Foreign-sourced wage and salary income only.  Do not
include income earned while a resident of the US. 

Name of Your Major Foreign Employer
Foreign address of Employer (street, city, state, zip)
Foreign country of foreign employer
US Address, if any (street, city, state, zip)

Your foreign employer is (check any that apply):

a.  A US Business
b.  A Foreign Business
c.  Other (specify)

Enter your foreign-sourced income not reported on a US Form W2 in the spaces below. 

Enter the currency salary was paid (e.g., JPY, USD)
Total wages and salary earned in Host country
Additional housing benefit not included in salary
Other benefits not included in salary
Please describe the other benefits for the amount above

For your foreign-earned income above, or for that reported on the W2 further below, what was your
last home address for this income?
Street address, city, state, zip
Country

Please note, if your spouse had income and you are filing a joint return, please submit another organizer
for spouse's income, residency, and trip dates to the US, etc.  No need to re-enter other shared information,
if that information is the same.

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Complete this section if your income and benefits in 2007 exceeded $85,700, or are reporting
self-employment income, business/moving expenses, or claiming the foreign housing expense deduction.
You may qualify for additional deductions for foreign housing expense and be able to take a credit for
foreign taxes paid or accrued.

Are you required to pay income taxes to your host country government? Yes  No

Enter the total foreign national income taxes paid or accrued

Enter the total foreign local income taxes paid or accrued   

Indicate whether foreign taxes above were paid or deducted from salary, or accrued
(e.g., to be paid in 2008 on income earned in 2007).  
                 Paid         Accrued    (almost always Paid)

What kind of living quarters did you have?
Purchased house
Rented house or apartment
Quarters furnished by employer

Did any of your family live with you during the tax year?  Yes  No
        If Yes, Who?   What period?  (e.g., Full Year or actual dates)

Have you submitted a statement to your host country government that you are not a resident of
that host country? Yes  No

Check if you maintained a home in the US .    If so, indicate the address and name and relationship
of the occupants.
Check if it is a rental .

If your foreign housing expense (including company provided amounts) exceeded $13,712 in 2007, you may be able
to claim a deduction for excess housing expense.  Enter your total foreign housing expense for the year including rent, residential parking, real estate commissions, and utilities (electricity, gas, water/sewer only).
Enter the total amount in Foreign Currency (e.g. Yen 3,000,000). . 

If you having qualified, non-reimbursed moving expenses, you may also be able to take a deduction.

Where did you move? (e.g., "From Tokyo to Hong Kong")
Amount you paid for travel and lodging (no meals)? (e.g., USD $3,000)
Amount you paid for transport and storage of personal items?
Date of your move?

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Income Reported on Form W2

If you or your spouse received a W2 from a US Employer, enter that information below. 
Submit a separate organizer for spouse if both had US W2 income.

US W2 Income:  Tick if   Yourself     Spouse

Employer Name				Employer Id.No
1  Wages, Tips, other				2  Federal Income Tax Withheld
3  Social Security Wages				4  Soc Security Tax Withheld
5  Medicare wages, tips				6  Medicare Tax Withheld
7  Social Security tips				8  Allocated tips
9  Advance EIC payment				10  Dependent Care Benefits
11  Non Qualified Plans
12a	Code	Amount		13   Statutory Employee	14 Other
12b	Code	Amount		3rd-party sick pay
12c	Code	Amount		Retirement Plan

Name of State   State Wages   State Tax Withheld Local Name       Local Tax   For the income reported on the W2 above, please indicated any or both of the following that apply. Income was earned before or after your foreign residency period. Income was earned during your foreign residency period.

5.  Interest, Dividends and Capital Gains  

Interest Income from Banks and Financial Institutions

Enter your interest income below in US Dollars and name the source of that interest (i.e., Citibank). 
If you received a 1099 statement from a US institution, enter that information in the spaces provided.
(Note:  The payer and the amount paid need be reported only if they are $0.50 or more.)

Payer	Savings Bonds & Treas. Obligations	Early Withdrawal Penalty	Other Interest Income	Federal Income Tax Withheld	Foreign Tax Paid	Investment Expenses	Foreign Country or US Possession

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Dividend Income

Enter your dividend income as reported on your broker statements.

Payer	Ordinary Dividends	Qualified Dividends	Total Capital Gain Distr	Collectibles (28% rate gain)	Unrecap. sec.1250 gain	Section 1202 gain	Non taxable Distr.	Fed Income Tax WH	Invest Exp.	Foreign Tax Paid	Foreign Country	Cash liqidation distr.	Noncash liquidation distr.

Schedule D Capital Gains & Losses

Enter your stock and other capital gain transactions below. 

Description of Property	Date Acquired	Date Sold	Sales Price	Cost or other basis

Other Items to be sent separately

Please check any of the following that apply and send your documents separately by mail or email attachment.
Self-employment business income and expenses (Excel file in English preferred)
Partnership Interests (Copy of original K-1 document preferred)
Real Estate rental income and expenses (Excel file in English preferred)
Stock transactions (Excel file, including historical purchase date, cost, sales date, and gross proceed amounts)
Company Income and Balance Sheet Statements (Excel file in English preferred)
Other (please specify )

Schedule A Itemized Deductions

Please indicate any itemized deductions below, including the currency (e.g., Yen, USD, US$, etc.).

Medical Expense             (e.g., Yen 300,000, USD2,500, etc.)
State/Local Income Tax  
Home Mortgage Interest  (interest only, no principle amount)
Real Estate Taxes           
Charity Gifts                   
Other deductions             (please specify )

Were you forgiven any bank debt or other financial obligation?
Yes  No
 If Yes, please explain, including the amount forgiven, below.
 
Do you have any other income or taxable transactions to report?  Yes   No
If yes, please explain below:

If you also require a State Tax Return, enter the name of your state or states below.

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