The World’s Getting Smaller

No young person likes hearing those famous words from their elders, “When I was your age.” However, it’s true that only a few generations ago, the world was a much larger place. Or, at least it felt that way. Thanks to globalization and technology — two things that seem to go hand-in-hand — the world feels like a much smaller place.

Globalization, the process through which products, people, ideas, culture and capital, are transferred around the world creating a system of global integration, has led to much more fluidity when it comes to employees moving around the world. In the 21st century, it is no longer a big deal for an employer to expect its employees to relocateher family for a year to a country half way across the world. The increase in American expatriates has led to more complications in the expat tax laws, rather than fewer.

On the positive side, globalization has opened the borders that once kept people from experiencing life in other nations. On the negative side, the U.S. government hasn’t made it very easy for American expats to comply with the expatriate tax code. That’s where Expatriate Tax Returns comes in. We are the national leader in tax preparation and filing for U.S. expats. Call on us to handle the challenging side of being an expatriate. You’ll enjoy the experience of living abroad while we handle the frustrating tax filing.