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Form 5472 and foreign-owned U.S. LLC reporting, explained plainly.
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Questions people ask about Form 5472
Each page gives a short factual answer, quotes the IRS, and explains it in plain English.
- What is Form 5472?
- When is Form 5472 due?
- Form 7004 and the October 15 extended due date
- Where is Form 5472 sent? Fax and mail
- What is the Form 5472 reference ID?
- What is a pro forma Form 1120?
- Part IV: monetary transactions
- Part V: a foreign-owned U.S. DE's transactions
- Line 1n: what do the instructions say?
- Penalties and late filing: the instructions' wording
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- Due date calculator
Regular and extended dates from a tax-year end.
- Line finder
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- Reference ID checker
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- Where to send
The IRS fax number and mailing address, quoted.
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