CPAs for Expats
The Complete Tax Guide for US Expats in the United Kingdom
In today’s post, we are continuing our series of articles about things US expats in specific countries should look out for when filing...
top of page
Search
CPAs for Expats
- Nov 25, 2020
- 6 min
The Complete Tax Guide for US Expats in Canada
Today, we at CPAs for Expats are launching a new series here on the blog. We are going to be putting out guides for US citizens abroad...
CPAs for Expats
- Nov 9, 2020
- 7 min
US Tax for Non-US Citizens
As most of you already know, US citizens have to file US tax returns every year in which they have enough income to meet the filing...
CPAs for Expats
- Oct 8, 2020
- 6 min
Retirement Planning and Taxes for US Expats, Part 2: Retirement Savings
The options available in the United States for retirement savings are dizzying and can often seem like an indecipherable alphanumerical...
CPAs for Expats
- Sep 23, 2020
- 5 min
Retirement Planning and Taxes for US Expats, Part 1: Social Security
The “Golden Age”, “Second Childhood”, and “Winter of Life” are all fancy descriptors for the period of life many describe, simply, as...
CPAs for Expats
- Sep 7, 2020
- 7 min
How US Expats Can Vote in the 2020 Election
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the CPAs For Expats blog. In today’s post, we are going to take a break from strictly tax-related...
CPAs for Expats
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the FBAR
The Right to Privacy is one of the most cherished expectations in American life. While not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, it...
CPAs for Expats
- Jul 19, 2020
- 6 min
Foreign Corporations, Form 5471, and GILTI
Last time here at CPAs For Expats, we gave a quick overview of the taxation of overseas businesses owned by US expats. We discussed how a...
CPAs for Expats
- Jun 10, 2020
- 6 min
Self-Employment as a US Expat
For many people, an essential part of the “American Dream” is being your own boss. Becoming a business owner or an entrepreneur has...
CPAs for Expats
- May 20, 2020
- 5 min
US Citizenship for Expats, Part II: Covered Expatriates and “Accidental Americans”
Last time, we discussed what makes a US citizen, the citizen’s obligations when it comes to tax filing, and various ways to renounce your...
CPAs for Expats
- May 3, 2020
- 6 min
US Citizenship for Expats, Part I
Citizenship in the United States of America is a much-coveted status. In addition to the right to vote in US elections, US citizenship...
CPAs for Expats
- Apr 19, 2020
- 6 min
FATCA and Its Effect on US Expats
The one word no US expat wants to hear, of course, is the dreaded F-word. No, not that one, get your mind out of the gutter. The F-word,...
CPAs for Expats
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Stimulus Payments for US Expats—The CARES Act of 2020
On March 27, 2020, after a week of intense negotiation between the Democrat-controlled House of Representative and the...
CPAs for Expats
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Tax Deadline for US Expats
Dum, dum, dum, dum-di-dum, dum-di-dum… You hear that? That’s the booming sounds of John Williams’s “Imperial March”, announcing the...
CPAs for Expats
- Feb 28, 2020
- 6 min
Two Ways for US Expats to (Legally) Reduce or Eliminate Their Tax Liability
When you’ve been in the US expat tax business for a while, some conversations begin to repeat themselves. Here are some answers I get...
CPAs for Expats
- Feb 17, 2020
- 6 min
The Child Tax Credit for US Expats
Congratulations! ¡Felicitaciones! Gōng xǐ! Mazal tov! Pozdravliayu! Félicitations! Or, if you prefer, Mabrouk! Your family just...
CPAs for Expats
- Jan 31, 2020
- 5 min
IRS Amnesty Program for Delinquent US Expats
Many of the people we talk to contact us because they read somewhere that they may need to file with the IRS, and my first conversation...
CPAs for Expats
- Jan 17, 2020
- 5 min
What’s New for US Expats in 2020
Happy New Year from CPAs for Expats! Now that the holidays are over, the lights have been put away, and we are settling in for a long,...
CPAs for Expats
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
The Complete FBAR Guide
What is the Purpose of the FBAR? The purpose of the FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report) is to collect information about financial accounts...
bottom of page