Non-Resident Alien Spouse

What to Do Tax-Wise With A Non-Resident Alien Spouse? For most, it sure is convenient to file separately from your non-resident alien spouse. If you absolutely want to file a joint return for green card application purposes, you will have to complete a form W-7. This form is an application for an ID# that will…

What Do You Know About FATCA?

What Do You Know About FATCA? Well, the IRS is up to their tricks again, making life a little more difficult on our expat citizens. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is designed to improve tax compliance regarding offshore bank accounts. An interesting statistic…of the 7.2 billion expats, the US Department of Treasury has only…

Estimated Tax Payments

Estimated Tax Payments Estimated tax is a process to pay quarterly tax payments on income that is not subject to withholding. The income that is included is from self-employment, interest, dividends, alimony, rent, gains from the sale of assets, prizes and awards; you may also have to pay estimated tax if the amount of income…

American Expat Taxes

AS A US CITIZEN earning more than $5,000, you should file an individual tax return reporting your worldwide income every single year. This applies to all U.S. Citizens living anywhere in the world…US or abroad. The United States is the only country that has a tax filing requirement based on citizenship. All the other countries…