Expat Advice: Don’t Lose Your Passport

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…
According to Expat Insider survey results for 2019, below are the top 3 best places for expats to live. 1.Taiwan 2.Vietnam 3.Portugal Do you agree?
The IRS focuses on small business owners and provides tips and tax benefits to help them get the most out of their operations. First, many small business owners can claim the home office deduction. To qualify, a business owner must use a specific room in the home exclusively for business. To claim the credit, filers…
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…
If you were to ask people in the United States what they thought of when hearing “Staples,” the name of the popular office supply store chain, most would say the store’s catch phrase, “That Was Easy!” In fact, in one of the best marketing stunts of the last decade, Staples actually created a large plastic,…