Expats and the Pandemic


An assurance vie is one of France’s most popular investment products—a life insurance wrapper used to grow savings tax-free under French law. For residents in France, it offers significant advantages: But for U.S. citizens, things are more complex. How the U.S. Treats Assurance Vie The IRS doesn’t consider an assurance vie to be life insurance….
The foreign tax credit is a credit available to taxpayers who pay taxes to a foreign country. The credit is intended to offset the burden of double taxation, whereby a taxpayer is taxed on the same income by both the United States and the foreign country. The credit is available to both individuals and businesses…
Earlier this year, Congress approved the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to assist millions of families who have been financially affected by the pandemic. As of September 15th, those who qualify for the CTC can expect to receive their September payment. Those who have requested paper checks should allow for a few more days, although some…
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…
Each state has their own policy for abroad taxation. Some U.S. states do not tax overseas (Florida, Nevada, Washington), while other states require tax filing while overseas (South Carolina, California, Virginia). Stay up to date on how your state handles expat taxes and adjust your plan accordingly. Want to learn more? Contact Expatriate Tax Returns. …
Expatriate Tax Returns has thousands of clients spread out across the globe. Each year we prepare and file U.S. tax returns for American expats currently living in dozens and dozens of nations around the globe. Oftentimes, our communication with our clients is more than a simple phone call or email message across seas to get…