Posts Tagged 2012  Finance: If You Worked In Afghanistan Last
Year For Aegis, Foreign Taxes Paid Not Shown On W2′s  This is an
important tax deal specifically for Aegis contractors/employees
who worked in Afghanistan this last tax year. A big thanks to
Luke Fairfield for putting the word out about this, and I will
put this note up in the Taxes For Contractors section. Spread
this around to any Aegis folks if you read this. Also, if you
are an employee with another company and you worked in
Afghanistan last year, be sure to check your W-2′s to see if
foreign taxes paid are present. If not, definitely call your HR
department about the matter. -Matt    Fairfield Hughes, CPA’s,
prepares and files the taxes for a large number of security
contractors working in various combat zones.  We understand that
Aegis has issued W2’s without including the amount of foreign
taxes paid to Afghanistan on behalf of their employees working
in the country on the W2 Form.  These foreign taxes paid
represent a very large tax benefit