Usually people talk about the Oscars at the water cooler in the office on Monday mornings. This year, however, it seems like people have been talking about the 2014 Academy Awards (“The Oscars”) all week. It was certainly a memorable award ceremony this year with host Ellen DeGeneres, a record-breaking celeb selfie on Twitter and…
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…
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…
Meet Sarah: Original from North Carolina, moved to Madrid and is now living in Denmark. Hear her story about being an American living abroad for the holidays. Around 5 and half years ago I moved from North Carolina to Madrid, to work on a 2 year project for my company. Having studied Spanish in…
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