IRS Reduces Filing Requirements for American Expats The kinder, friendlier IRS has temporarily reduced their statute of limitations for tax return filing for American expats from 6 years to 3 years as long as you are a “low risk” taxpayer who owes $0 to $1,500 of tax to the US government. That’s right file 2009,…
Name: Megan Lee Where are you from: Merrillville, IN Where did you live overseas: Windhoek, Namibia and Beijing, China Where are you now: Berkeley, CA Tell us a little bit about yourself: I am a 24 year old who just relocated from Beijing to Berkeley. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Valparaiso University in 2010…
Name: Misha Fontenot Where are you from: Los Angeles, California Where are you now: Carlisle, England (as far North as you can get on the West coast and not be in Scotland) Why did you decide to move abroad: Love. I joke that it screws up everything! LOL Tell us a little bit about you:…
Form 4868 is available to all US citizens for the purpose of extending their filing time from the traditional April 15 due date to October 15. FOR EXPATS THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION FROM THE APRIL 15 DUE DATE TO JUNE 15. In neither case, however, is there an extension regarding the required payment date…
Signed into law on March 18, 2010 the HIRE ACT, which is due to take effect January 1, 2013, Americans living abroad will face more financial scrutiny than ever before. One subsection of the act includes provisions that require foreign financial institutions, investment funds, trusts, family offices and other types of investment vehicles to report…
Hearing from the IRS is not uncommon, especially because of the number of filing mistakes that are routinely made. If you receive a computerized communication, you are best off answering it in a timely fashion providing the requested information or call directly to the telephone number provided. If you are notified of an audit, living…
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