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CPA tax staff building a review-ready Form 8938 FATCA filing architecture from specified-person status and thresholds through foreign accounts, foreign assets, valuation, Part IV cross-references, FBAR differences, tax-item tie-outs, and penalty controls

16 Sep

Form 8938 Training for Tax Staff: Build FATCA Foreign-Asset Reporting Competence Beyond the FBAR

Accounting Workforce Development / Tax Advisory

By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: September 16, 2026 | 50-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Form 8938 training should teach tax staff to build a complete foreign-asset population before they decide whether the taxpayer crossed a FATCA threshold. FBAR is an

CPA tax staff building a review-ready Form 8865 foreign partnership filing architecture from ownership and filer categories through partnership schedules, K-2 and K-3, related transactions, section 721(c), property transfers, ownership changes, and penalty controls

14 Sep

Form 8865 Training for Tax Staff: Foreign Partnerships, Filer Categories, and Review-Ready Reporting

Accounting Workforce Development / Tax Advisory

By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: September 14, 2026 | 46-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Form 8865 training should teach tax staff to determine the filing category before they determine the schedules. A controlled foreign partnership, a 10% U.S. partner, a

CPA tax staff building a review-ready Form 5472 filing architecture for foreign-owned U.S. corporations and disregarded entities from ownership and related parties through reportable transactions, transfer pricing, filing procedures, and penalty controls

04 Sep

Form 5472 Training for Tax Staff: Foreign-Owned U.S. Entities, Reportable Transactions, and Review Readiness

Accounting Workforce Development / Tax Advisory

By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: September 4, 2026 | 41-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Form 5472 training should teach tax staff to prove the reporting corporation, related party, and reportable-transaction population before entering a single amount on Part IV. A

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Form 8938 Training for Tax Staff: Build FATCA Foreign-Asset Reporting Competence Beyond the FBAR

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International Information Return Penalties Archives - SkillAbility

Form 8938 Training for Tax Staff: Build FATCA Foreign-Asset Reporting Competence Beyond the FBAR

Form 8865 Training for Tax Staff: Foreign Partnerships, Filer Categories, and Review-Ready Reporting

Form 5472 Training for Tax Staff: Foreign-Owned U.S. Entities, Reportable Transactions, and Review Readiness

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