You work one-on-one with Clark Shi, CPA, CMA, MBA. Not an admin, not a junior.
“Came back from Germany with European mutual funds that turned out to be PFICs. Clark ran the QEF elections and saved me about $9,000.”
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What We Handle
Every filing, every form, handled by specialist CPAs.
Full Form 5471 with all required schedules (A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, M, O, P, Q, R). Category 1-5 filer determination, Subpart F income, GILTI calculation, and Section 962 election analysis.
Annual Form 5472 with pro forma Form 1120 for foreign-owned single-member LLCs. Required even with no U.S. income or operations. $25,000 penalty per year for non-filing.
Foreign trust reporting (Form 3520-A by the trust, Form 3520 by beneficiaries and grantors). Also large foreign gifts ($100,000 and up) and bequests. Penalty abatement for late filings.
Passive Foreign Investment Company analysis and annual filing. QEF election, Mark-to-Market election, or Section 1291 default treatment. One form per PFIC per year.
Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) inclusion for CFC shareholders, Subpart F income determination, and Section 962 election analysis. High-tax exception (HTE) optimization.
Reasonable cause letters and appeals for Form 5471, 5472, 3520, 8621, and other foreign information return penalties.
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Common situations and how we resolved them
“I set up a UK Ltd for my consulting work and had no idea I was supposed to file Form 5471 every year. TS CPA caught it in our first meeting and got me compliant before the IRS noticed. They handle the annual GILTI and Subpart F calculations now, and the fee is flat, not hourly. I know what I'm paying each year.”
Marcus L.
Foreign Corporation
“My mother passed away in Korea and I inherited around $400,000. I had no idea Form 3520 existed. Two other CPAs told me they couldn't help. Clark had the filing drafted within a week and walked me through every line in plain English. No IRS letters, no stress.”
Jennifer K.
Foreign Inheritance
“I came back to California after six years in Germany with a stack of European mutual funds that apparently are all PFICs. Two prior CPAs quietly ignored them. Clark identified them, ran the QEF elections, and put together a clean filing. He also caught a treaty position I'd been missing, and that saved me about $9,000.”
Sophia T.
PFIC Filings
“I had foreign accounts in India from before I moved to the US, and nobody had ever explained FBAR to me. By the time I found out, I was three years behind. Clark walked me through the Streamlined Filing process, we submitted everything, and I ended up with zero penalties. Worth every dollar just for the peace of mind.”
Priya S.
Streamlined Filing
“Living in Singapore for work, my previous CPA kept botching the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and I kept getting surprise tax bills. Clark actually understands Form 2555 and the foreign housing exclusion. First year working with him, I saved about $14,000 on my federal return.”
David H.
Expat Tax Returns
“I have a rental property in Guadalajara and a consulting job in California. Between FBAR, FATCA, Mexican tax credits, and the rental income, my return was a mess every year. Clark untangled all of it, got me the foreign tax credits I'd been missing, and I got a refund for the first time in four years.”
Ana R.
Dual Citizen Filings
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