Form 8858: US Taxes on Foreign Disregarded Entities

Form 8858: US Taxes on Foreign Disregarded Entities

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As an expat or U.S. taxpayer who owns a foreign business or an interest in a foreign business (corporation, partnership or LLC), there are a number of forms that you must complete and file with your standard 1040F income tax return. These forms are typical...
Form 8865: Tax Returns for Foreign Partnerships

Form 8865: Tax Returns for Foreign Partnerships

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As readers of this site know, the United States taxes its citizens (including expats who live and work abroad) and legal permanent residents (LPRs) on their worldwide income. No matter where in the world your income is derived, the US government wants its piece, and...
Form 3520: US Taxes on Gifts and Inheritances

Form 3520: US Taxes on Gifts and Inheritances

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You’ve probably heard the expression that the only two things certain in life are Death and Taxes. The United States’ Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) works very hard at making the second item in that short list true, especially for expats and US foreign...
Form I-407: How to Relinquish Your Green Card

Form I-407: How to Relinquish Your Green Card

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According to the Department of Homeland Security, there were 1.1 million new “Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs)  – known as Green Card Holders – admitted to the US in 2017. This coveted document is what you need to be a legal resident of the United States....
FinCEN 114: Everything You Need to Know

FinCEN 114: Everything You Need to Know

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If you are a citizen (resident or non-resident) of the United States, green card holder, or resident alien who has a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign financial account or accounts whose combined value is $10,000 or more in any calendar year,...
IRS Currency Exchange Rates for Expat Tax Returns

IRS Currency Exchange Rates for Expat Tax Returns

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If you are a US citizen living abroad, you are required to file your annual taxes based on your worldwide income, not merely income earned in the US. This means that any foreign-earned salary, as well as foreign-earned interest, dividends, pensions, capital gains on...
Form 8833: How to Claim Income Tax Treaty Benefits

Form 8833: How to Claim Income Tax Treaty Benefits

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FSay you’re a six- or seven-figure US-based entrepreneur who’s recently brought their business abroad. You find yourself traveling weeks at a time to tend to those businesses, and in the past couple of years, you’ve traveled so many days that you’ve ended...