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Windstar Publishing's "International Aspects of Individuals U.S. Tax Returns" Updated for Tax Year 2008

Norwood, MA, March 4, 2009 –Windstar Publishing, Inc. announces that Paula N. Singer, Esq. has revised her award-winning book International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns for the 2008 tax year.  The comprehensive 200-page tax guide helps taxpayers and their return preparers understand their filing obligations and procedures.  The guide brings together tax law along with information available on the IRS and state tax-authority websites to help individuals and their advisors understand obligations for their unique situations.  It is one of the few comprehensive resources available on the subject.  

Individuals reading International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns will gain an understanding of:

• How to determine what income is subject to tax and how to translate income from foreign sources for U.S. tax purposes
• How foreign nationals not eligible for Social Security numbers can apply for individual taxpayer identification numbers from the IRS
• When U.S. citizens and resident aliens can use Section 911 foreign earned income exclusions and foreign tax credits to avoid double taxation
• When foreign nationals with U.S. income are not required to submit U.S. tax returns, and, when they are, the required tax return
• What disclosure forms are required of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals and when, and the penalties for failure to provide the disclosure forms
• When tax treaty benefits are available for taxpayers (and when they are not) and how taxpayers must claim them on their tax returns
• When the special regime for “Tax Expatriates” applies to former U.S. citizens who renounced their citizenship and certain U.S. lawful permanent residents who lost or abandoned their status

International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns costs $250, plus tax and shipping, and can be purchased by visiting shopping.windstar.com or calling 800-259-6398.

Award winning author Paula N. Singer, Esq. has over 30 years of experience as a tax lawyer specializing in cross-border tax issues for individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates.  In 1994, she co-founded the tax and immigration software company, Windstar Technologies, where she serves as chair.  She is also responsible for developing tax and immigration-related content, providing substantive tax seminars, and answering tax and immigration-related questions for Windstar's clients.  Her tax guide, International Aspects of Individual U.S. Tax Returns, one of her twelve guidebooks concerning taxation of foreign nationals, received a bronze medal in the Accounting/Tax category of the Axiom Business Book Awards sponsored by the Jenkins Group.

Located in Norwood, Massachusetts, Windstar Technologies offers software and products that streamline and automate nonresident alien payment processes to reduce tax exposure and promote improved internal practices while reducing costs.  The company is the national leader and pioneer in developing, marketing, and supporting intelligent software solutions for international tax and immigration compliance.  Windstar^® Solutions include international tax products, immigration products, and the published series “Tax Guides For Foreign Persons and Those Who Pay Them^®.”  Windstar offers training on tax law governing international compliance, definitions, tax treaties, special withholding rules, and Forms 1042/1042-S information reporting submission.  For more information and to sign up forWindstar’s educational newsletter, visit www.windstar.com or call 800-259-6398.

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