The foreign earned income exclusion (Form 2555): who qualifies under the bona fide residence and physical presence tests, and how to claim it.
In a decision that bucks the recent trend of taxpayer defeats, the Tax Court in Linde v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2017-180) ruled against the IRS in allowing a U.S. citizen helicopter pilot working in…
Read MoreFollowing the trend of the past several years, courts continue to review foreign earned income exclusion cases at a relatively high rate. In most of the recent cases, the courts have denied the FEIE…
Read MoreWhile 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 MoreWe’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 MoreAs this year’s tax season heads towards its end, we continue to see more and more self-filers who have received notices from the IRS reassessing their tax liabilities due to mistakes or…
Read MoreFor many taxpayers, bilateral treaties can be an important tool for eliminating double taxation – i.e., tax in both the country of income source and the country of taxpayer residence or citizenship.…
Read MoreWhile the foreign tax credit (FTC) and foreign earned income exclusion (FEIE) usually steal the spotlight as the two main methods used by expats to reduce or eliminate their U.S. taxes, a third and…
Read MoreMany U.S. expats are often unaware of the fact that they need to continue to file a U.S. expat tax return even though they live and work outside the U.S. Each week our firm receives several inquiries…
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe, but once again we’re approaching that infamous time of the year when we all start to think about our U.S. taxes and pull together the energy needed to put this often complicated…
Read MoreAs part of the U.S. Government’s goal to encourage individuals to save for retirement, the Internal Revenue Code allows certain U.S. taxpayers to deduct, from gross income, annual contributions to…
Read MoreAs we begin the 2020 tax filing season, there are several items that all U.S. expats should be aware of:
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