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It is important for all United States citizens living and working abroad to understand the American Citizens Abroad’s Same Country Exemption. This will have an important effect on expats and specifically on Expatriate Tax Returns. The National Taxpayer Advocate has recently come out in full support of regulatory changes to both FBAR (Foreign Bank Account…
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…
Extending your Time
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…
Love and Marriage: An Expat Married to a Non-U.S. Citizen
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Tax Life Can Be Complicated When You’re Married to a Non-U.S. Citizen” looked at the difficulty many American expatriates have when they are married to a spouse who doesn’t have United States citizenship. As if it wasn’t challenging enough to be an American citizen living and…
Why Should you File with Expatriate Tax Returns?
Expatriate Tax Returns are what we solely do. With so many tax prepares out there, you need to be sure of who you are hiring. Many tax offices are not accustomed to doing Expat Taxes for American living abroad and that may mean less money on your return, or more tax you have to pay…
