In the book “The World is Flat” by the award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, the author demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. He explains how globalization has made the borders between nations virtually disappear and make us…
Have you been watching the 2014 Winter Olympics on TV? We have at Expatriate Tax Returns. We love the competition, the pageantry, and the emotion of the athletes as they compete on the world stage in front of so many millions of viewers. One of the main reasons we love watching the Olympics (both the Winter Games as well as…
Security. That’s a word we hear often these days. In the post 9/11 world in which we live, security is a priority for us. We think of the security of our nation, the security of our homes, and the security of our family. We install alarms and surveillance cameras in the name of security. On…
Sometimes it can seem like nobody up there likes you. An audit from the IRS is, for example, a seemingly random event that ends up causing you generous amounts of stress, fear, and frustration. In all likelihood, you’ve probably never even been audited before anyway – you have no idea what to expect, you just…
Mark Your Calendars…Check it Twice! The US tax laws are complex and it does not appear that things are going to get easier any time soon. Since we get so many questions regarding “what is due when”, we thought that this reference chart may be helpful to those of you who are interested in being…
The government is trillions of dollars in debt and raising taxes is never a very popular option for politicians… but going after taxes that should have been paid, but weren’t? That rarely loses Congress a vote, and so today’s expats are the new white whale of the IRS. Specifically, the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance…
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