Dateline: Bogota, Colombia Just the other day, I wrote about why I stopped following politics rather than stay and fight against a system that I did not agree with. Today, in...
How to Avoid Passport Revocation by the IRS? Read our Guide.
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Governments around the world have increasingly been imposing restrictions on both citizenship and obtaining an actual passport to travel on. From...
Form 8858: US Taxes on Foreign Disregarded Entities
All expat or US taxpayers who own a foreign business or have an interest in a foreign business (corporation, partnership or LLC) must complete and file a number of forms with...
Form 8865: Tax Returns for Foreign Partnerships
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...
Form 3520: US Taxes on Gifts and Inheritances
You’ve probably heard the expression that ‘the only two things certain in life are death and taxes’. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) works very hard to make the latter...
Form I-407: How to Relinquish Your Green Card
This article discusses Form I-407 (Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status), its filing process, and the consequences of filing it. We will also discuss some...
FBAR Form Filing & Due Dates: The Ultimate Guide
FBAR is an acronym commonly used to refer to FinCEN Form 114, “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.” When filing FBAR, you need to make sure that you get everything...
IRS Currency Exchange Rates for Expat Tax Returns
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. In most cases, this will...
What is an IRS Currency Transaction Report?
Suppose you recently took a trip to Las Vegas, and you got lucky – in fact, you took home more than $10,000 in gambling winnings. In that case, you likely have a Currency...
Form 8833: How to Claim Income Tax Treaty Benefits
This article explores how to take advantage of the provisions in tax treaties to reduce your taxes on foreign-earned income. Say you’re a six- or seven-figure US-based...
