05/28/2020
The Streamlined Procedure is an IRS amnesty program that was introduced in its current form in 2014 to allow certain expats who aren’t compliant with their US tax filing to catch up without facing penalties. All American citizens and Green Card holders are required to file US taxes on their worldwide income. When they file, […]
02/24/2020
Of the over 9 million Americans living overseas, many still aren’t aware that they have to file US taxes, despite living abroad, and reporting their worldwide income. The IRS has several amnesty programs available for these expats, depending on their circumstances. Two of the most important of these are the Voluntary Disclosure Practice, and the […]
11/21/2019
The IRS Streamlined Procedure is an IRS amnesty program that lets US expats who haven’t been filing a US tax return from abroad, because they weren’t aware that they have to, to catch up without facing any penalties. Because the US taxes based on citizenship, all Americans are required to file US taxes, reporting their […]
08/29/2019
Millions of Americans living abroad aren’t aware that all American citizens are required to file US taxes, reporting their global income, wherever in the world they live. The requirement for Americans living abroad to file is an anomaly that dates back to the Civil War, when the federal government was desperate for revenue at a […]
11/29/2018
All Americans (including green card holders) are required to file a federal tax return each year, reporting their worldwide income, irrespective of where in the world they live. This requirement is almost unique to America (most countries tax based on whether you live or have income or assets in the country), and as it’s perhaps […]
10/30/2018
Millions of U.S. expats are dismayed when they discover that they are required to file U.S. taxes from abroad, reporting their worldwide income. Many expats quite reasonably assume that once they live abroad, they no longer have to file U.S. taxes, or perhaps that they are protected by a tax treaty, or some may have […]
10/11/2018
Around 9 million Americans live abroad, with the number continually rising as more and more people take advantage of the opportunity to live, work, and retire abroad. Many aren’t aware though that the U.S. requires all American citizens and green card holders to file a U.S. tax return every year wherever in the world they […]
09/13/2018
The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, or OVDP, was launched in 2009 to allow Americans who weren’t compliant with their US tax obligations to come forward, pay any US tax they owed, and gain immunity from prosecution. To date, some 56,000 taxpayers have used the program, with numbers peaking at 18,000 in 2011. In 2017, just […]
08/27/2018
American expats sometimes become so engrossed in the incredible experience of living abroad that they forget to fulfill their US tax filing obligations. Many expats aren’t even aware that they are required to file US taxes from abroad, reporting their worldwide income, often as well as having to file a tax return in the country […]
07/26/2018
When American expats discover that they are required to file US taxes from abroad, the idea that they should have to file two tax returns, in the country where they reside as well as to the IRS, seems incredible. The US tax system has been this way since the Civil War though, requiring all Americans […]