02/24/2024
On December 30th, 2022, the IRS made an announcement concerning a delay in the temporary US Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) requirement associated with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, commonly referred to as FATCA. This announcement principally concerns a group called “accidental Americans.” Accidental Americans are Americans who have spent little to no time living […]
01/31/2025
At first glance, the term “Accidental Americans” doesn’t make a whole lot of sense — after all, how do you become an American by happenstance? But the truth is, Accidental Americans are surprisingly common. One banking organization put the figure at around 110,000, which is believed to be a very conservative estimate. As American persons, […]
01/24/2025
Every year, people around the world feel shocked to discover that the US considers them to be tax residents. Regardless of how long it’s been since they lived in the US — or sometimes, whether they’ve lived there at all — these “accidental Americans” still have US tax and reporting obligations. And if they’re a […]
02/02/2025
From the world-renowned food and wine to the relaxed pace of life to the more affordable cost of living, there are many reasons that moving to France is appealing to Americans, yet French taxes give many pause. Many Americans choose to move to France to study, work, join a loved one, retire, or for some […]
02/24/2024
Hidden deep within the proposed 2016 Federal Budget is a clause that seeks to bring some relief to so-called Accidental Americans. Accidental Americans are people who don’t know that they are American citizens, or who didn’t know before adulthood. They typically fall into one of two groups: people who were born in the US to […]