Deadline for Transition Tax
To further ease the pain of the transition tax on foreign company owners, the IRS has amended its FAQs page to include more relaxed deadline rules for both filing and paying the tax in installments.
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U.S. tax and FBAR filing deadlines and extensions for Americans living abroad.
October 16th Extension Deadline
If you are an American living abroad, you may have taken advantage of the automatic 6-month tax filing extension by filing Form 4868 by the original due date of your return (April or June 15). If so…
Read MoreApril 18th Deadline
The first quarter of 2017 has come to an end, and this year’s tax due dates are now fast approaching. A quick review of the filing deadlines, however, should help U.S. expats understand that it’s not…
Read MoreTax Changes Coming in 2017: What U.S. Expats Need to Know
While the past year did not produce any monumental changes to U.S. tax law, there are a number of noteworthy changes that expats should keep in mind as we enter 2017. We also share a few highlights…
Read MoreLate Filing the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
We’ve blogged a number of times in the past about the foreign earned income exclusion (“FEIE”), because it is one of the main tax relief measures available to expats filing U.S. tax returns. Expats…
Read MoreFBAR Deadline Is Upon US
The IRS has just issued a reminder to taxpayers that the FBAR filing deadline of June 30th is fast approaching. Unlike other tax forms, extensions of time to file the FBAR are not allowed, so June…
Read MoreTime Extended to Certify Accounts
The IRS published guidance this past week that extends the time for certain foreign financial institutions, including banks, to certify which of their accounts opened prior to the enactment of FATCA…
Read MoreTax Changes Coming in 2016: What U.S. Expats Need to Know
While the past year did not produce any monumental changes to U.S. tax law, there are a number of noteworthy changes that expats should keep in mind as they enter the 2016 tax year.
Read MoreFiling After the October 15 Deadline
If you are an American living abroad, you may have taken advantage of the automatic 6-month tax filing extension by filing Form 4868 by the original due date of your return (April or June15). If so…
Read MoreUS Expats Filing Deadlines
There is a common misunderstanding among U.S. expats regarding their true filing deadline. Many expats believe that the traditional April 15th deadline is the critical deadline and that, absent…
Read MoreExtension Beyond October 15th
For those of you who have placed your federal income tax returns on extension, there’s one week left to file your returns. Obviously, it’s best not to miss the deadline, but what happens if you’re…
Read MoreJune 15 Automatic Extension for Expats
For those of us U.S. expats who have been procrastinating our U.S. taxes, it’s important to realize that the generous automatic extension granted to us is about to expire on June 15th. What this…
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