Freelancers

Earning a promotion is exciting – and accepting a new position overseas can be even more thrilling. Living in a new country grants you the opportunity to explore new places, soak in new cultures, and maybe even learn another language. But before you accept that job offer abroad, it’s important to weigh all of your […]

Living abroad as a US expat can open you up to new opportunities – particularly when it comes to your career. Depending on your future goals, you may even decide to go into business for yourself. If you do, it’s important to understand how forming your own foreign corporation can impact your taxes, particularly with […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has made many US expats rethink what they want out of life. During a time of travel restrictions and isolation, some expats realize that coming back home to be close to family and friends is what they value most.  It was the case for Louisiana native Chara Richterberg, who until March of […]

If you’re an American expat searching for more autonomy in how you work and what you work on then transitioning to self-employment may be the natural next step. There are a few different ways you can achieve this – you can become an entrepreneur and start your own business, or you can work as an […]

Since the Civil War, the US has employed a citizen-based taxation system, which means all US citizens, including Americans living abroad, have to file US taxes every year. The requirement also applies to self-employed US expats. It therefore makes sense for self-employed expats to make the best possible use of allowable business deductions to reduce their […]

At a summit on Saturday June 4 2021, the G7 group of countries agreed to establish a global minimum corporate tax rate, as well as a common way to tax the biggest international digital services companies. Background In the digital age, companies can sell services online in other countries without having a physical presence there. […]

The US tax system is unusual, in that the US taxes based on citizenship rather than residence. This means that all US citizens have to file US taxes on their worldwide income, even if they have to file foreign taxes too. This includes Americans living abroad, who have the same annual US filing and reporting […]

Americans living abroad are required to file US taxes, reporting their worldwide income. The US is one of only two countries (the other being Eritrea in Africa) that tax expats on their global income, as well as residents. American expats also have to report any foreign business interests they have, and sometimes their foreign financial […]

The IRS has released the final GILTI rules, two and a half years after the new tax on Americans with a foreign registered business was introduced as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Initially intended to target large multinationals like Apple that had established offshore subsidiaries so as to pay less US […]

Leading US tax attorney Monte Silver has been locked in a legal action with the IRS for over a year, in defense of American expats with a small business registered abroad. All American citizens, including expats, are required to file US taxes every year, reporting their worldwide income and their offshore financial accounts and businesses. […]