Memorial Day Weekend

America is known to have many different agreements with different countries around the world. One of these agreements is the Information Exchange Agreement. Basically, what this means is information is freely shared by those countries with the U.S. about American Expats and people living abroad there. These agreements are made with the following countries: Barbados,…
Everyone at Expatriate Tax Returns wishes you a happy and successful New Year. The beginning of a new calendar year provides us all with new opportunities. Many will focus on New Year’s resolutions that better our selves like exercise more, quit a bad habit or spend more time with our family. An important, and often…
Expatriate Tax Returns is excited to announce our new Referral Program. We will give current clients a $25 Amazon Gift Card for each referral they send to us (new client must pay for tax return preparation). We thank you in advance for your referrals and remind you that June 15 is the final day to…
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…
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…