3 Difference Essay Topics.

Week 5 Discussion

ESSAY

1) What is the benefit of the 65-day rule?

2) For innocent spouse relief to apply, five conditions must be met. Explain them.

3) In January of the current year, Stan Signowski's U.S. employer assigned him to their Paris

office. This year, he earned salary, a cost-of-living allowance, a housing allowance, a home

leave allowance that permits him to return home once each year, and an education allowance

to pay for U.S. schooling for his son. Stan and his wife, Jennifer, have rented an apartment in

Paris and paid French income taxes. What tax issues does Stan need to consider when

preparing his tax return?