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Charles Schwab, the US brokerage firm, has written to its European based clients, including many US expats, to tell them that it’s shutting down its UK operations. According to US Expat Investing Charles Schwab clients in the UK and the rest of Europe are being informed that they have until the end of the year […]

Many UK citizens (as well as citizens of other countries) live or work in the US at some point, and they often acquire Legal Permanent Resident status, also known as a Green Card. When returning to the UK (or another country) though, the question arises about whether they should retain their US green card or […]

Bright!Tax is proud to support ACA’s residency-based taxation campaign that aims to alleviate the current requirement for Americans living abroad to pay US taxes on their worldwide income. Every day, the team at Bright!Tax talks to expats around the world and hears first hand how their lives are affected by the US tax system. ACA […]

Every year, global bank HSBC carries out the world’s largest and most influential survey of expats to find out what issues they face and more importantly, which are the best countries to live in. While for the last four years the results have been fairly similar, this year’s survey of over 18,000 expats in 33 […]

American expats living in France, like all Americans around the world, are required to file US taxes, reporting their global income. When they file they can claim one or more IRS measures such as the Foreign Tax Credit and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion that allow them to avoid double taxation. Expats are also required […]

Many Americans living in France are in line for a IRS tax windfall after an US court ruled last week that expats could claim US tax credits against a French income tax that they previously weren’t allowed to. All Americans are required to file US taxes on their worldwide income, wherever in the world they […]

The number of Americans living abroad, including expats and Digital Nomads, now totals over nine million. Many of them still receive mail in the US from time to time (or regularly) though, and a Virtual Mailbox Service provides a way for expats to see their US postal mail more or less instantly. The way the […]

All Americans, including expats, are required to file US taxes, reporting their worldwide income. Expats may also have to report their foreign business interests, assets, and bank and investment accounts, including most foreign pension accounts. To avoid double taxation, rather than relying on the international tax treaties the US has signed, expats must claim one […]

Canada is the second most popular destination for Americans living abroad (after Mexico), with an estimated one million US expats. Many US expats living in Canada aren’t sure about their US tax filing obligations though, and they often ask whether they need to file a US tax return, and, if so whether they need to […]

Rome is for many people an unrivalled destination in terms of heritage and history. Of the estimated 170,000 Americans living in Italy, around half live in Rome, making the ancient city one of the world’s major US expat hubs, thanks to its architecture, culture, and legacy in Western Civilization. Unfortunately for Americans living in Rome […]