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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…
As we approach mid-April, we can choose to think of it as tax time or we can use this as an opportunity to reset. In the United States, tax time corresponds to the first weeks of spring. This time of year is meant as a financial, as well as a personal, recharge. For many Americans, including American expats, the spring…
As autumn leaves paint the world in shades of gold and crimson, expatriates around the globe prepare for more than just cozy sweater weather. The fall season is also the perfect time for expats to engage in some serious tax planning. Ensuring your financial house is in order before the year-end tax deadline can save…
Expats are not exempt from U.S. tax returns! Living overseas does not exempt U.S. citizens from filing and/or paying taxes in the United States. Even if you pay taxes in your host country, you still need to file a tax return in the United States. Whether or not you will owe taxes, is something that…
In the book “The World is Flat” by the award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, the author demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. He explains how globalization has made the borders between nations virtually disappear and make us…
Hearing from the IRS is not uncommon, especially because of the number of filing mistakes that are routinely made. If you receive a computerized communication, you are best off answering it in a timely fashion providing the requested information or call directly to the telephone number provided. If you are notified of an audit, living…