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The Importance Of Form 8992: A Guide For Taxpayers

The Importance Of Form 8992: A Guide For Taxpayers

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that taxes its citizens on their worldwide income, regardless of where they live. This can create a significant tax burden for U.S. citizens living and working abroad. The good news is that there is a way to minimize your tax liability as an…

U.S. Expat Tax Deadline Is Coming Up

Due to COVID-19, the tax filing deadline for all individual taxpayers including expats has been extended to July 15, 2020. The FBAR filing deadline is due the same day. If you need additional time to qualify for the FEIE, you can request an extension to October 15, 2020, but if you owe taxes, payment is…

Refund Myths

Refund Myths

As you await your tax refund, we would like to debunk some common myths via information directly from the IRS. Myth #1 Reaching out to the IRS will increase your refund speed. Utilize the Where’s My Refund? tool to check the status of your refund. An IRS representative cannot get your refund to you faster. Myth #2 Visting…

Expat Taxes: Being Audited

The “A” word – I’m being AUDITED, now what?! The “A” word may be in the top 10 of scariest words ever! Am I in trouble? Was I flagged? Not necessarily. Some reasons your return could be picked for an audit include: random sampling, computation errors, computer screening, excessive deductions, and large charitable contributions. Respond…

Summer is a Time of Transitions

In the 1998 business bestseller, “Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life,” by Spencer Johnson, we learned important advice on how to handle change in our business and personal lives through a motivational business fable based on a mouse who freaks out when his…