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sold a business venture out of the United States for $4.25mil but i am a resident of the united states how do i bring that into the united states without having heavy taxes. do i leave it in the bank outside U.S. and bring it in over the years as i take the income or leave it in the bank bearing interest until i retire then move outside the u.s. to a tax friendly country? this was a one time buy and immediate sale so there have been no tax revenues during the years.

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Posted by RD 31 days and 7 hours ago.

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How much is the gain on sale of the business venture?

Being a US resident- you are subject to tax on world wide income though you can get a credit for tax you paid to the foreign country to some extent and hence avoid double taxation.

You cannot avoid tax by not bringing the funds in US or leaving it in a interest bearing account outside US. These will be subject to reporting in any case.

Let me know if you have any question.

Please note: This advice is provided with the understanding that all the relevant facts have been provided by you. Any change in facts might affect the advice given and hence may not be relied on in such cases. Nothing contained in this reply was intended or written to be used, can be used by any taxpayer, or may be relied upon or used by any taxpayer for the purposes of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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basically most of it $4mil but do i have to pay all of it at once

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yes, you will have to pay tax on the gain. If you have financed part of the deal and will receive it over a period of time than you can use installment method of reporting and defer the tax on such gain over the period you collect on this deal.

If there is no seller financing involved than you are subject to tax in the year of sale.

Let me know if you have any question.

Please note: This advice is provided with the understanding that all the relevant facts have been provided by you. Any change in facts might affect the advice given and hence may not be relied on in such cases. Nothing contained in this reply was intended or written to be used, can be used by any taxpayer, or may be relied upon or used by any taxpayer for the purposes of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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