US·UK Accountants

Glossary · Entity & Business

Form 5471

Form 5471 is an IRS information return that US owners, officers, or directors of certain foreign corporations must file. Failure to file carries a penalty starting at $10,000 per form per year.

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Information Return of US Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations

In more detail

Form 5471 reports a US person interest in a foreign corporation, including a US-owned UK limited company. It is detailed, with several schedules depending on the filer category, and its non-filing penalty starts at $10,000 per form per year — among the steepest information-return penalties. It is informational, but it carries the GILTI/NCTI and Subpart F calculations that can create actual tax.

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