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Level 3
May 18, 2022
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Form 5471 calculation of ownership

  • May 18, 2022
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Hi all, 

I have a client who has been filing as a 'head of household', as his wife is a foreigner. He has 3.5% of ownership of a company in Korea and his wife has 22%, and her parents have 30%. 

I understand if they file their tax return as married filing jointly, they should file form 5471 as total ownership is more than 50%. 

Does he still need to include his parents-in-law's ownership in the calculation?

Thank you!

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

I don't know specifically for this form, but in most (maybe all???) other things that I can think of, parents ARE included in the "related party" rules.

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Level 15
May 18, 2022

I don't know specifically for this form, but in most (maybe all???) other things that I can think of, parents ARE included in the "related party" rules.

dnjustaxAuthor
Level 3
May 18, 2022

Thank you!