Making Sense of the Options Available For U.S. Taxpayers with Undisclosed Foreign Financial Assets

Last week the Internal Revenue Service announced some major changes in its offshore voluntary compliance programs, providing new options to help both U.S. taxpayers residing overseas and those residing in the United States. The changes should provide thousands of people with new ways to come into compliance with their U.S. tax obligations. The changes include…

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…