Andrew Coleman
Articles
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Denied - Case Study
Interpretation of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion A tax court recently found that a contractor of Korean Air could not claim the foreign earned income exclusion. ...
Non-US Citizen Receives Social Security - Is It Taxable? Explained in Plain English.
U.S. Social Security Payments to non-resident U.S. Social Security benefits may be paid to non-resident aliens. Those payments may be for work previously performed in the US or spousal benefits. Generall...
Green Card Holders & Long Term Residency for Expatriation Purposes
What is a Long Term GC holder? A Green card holder for 8 or more years is considered to be “long term” Green card holder. This is important, because at that juncture, if one were to give up their GC, they would be required to file form 8854. Failure to do so would render the taxpayer a US t...
California Safe Harbor - Only for Working Expats
Safe Harbor does not cover non-working expats The often-cited “Safe Harbor” for the California residents working abroad has a few wrinkles that are commonly misunderstood. Most importantly, the rule does not cover non-working expats. The 546 days outside of the US rule is i...
2017 State Tax Filing Deadlines
Use the table below to check the due dates for state tax returns and tax extensions. You can also find out how to check on the status of your state tax refund. State State Return Due Date ...
Tax Reform - Specified Foreign Corporations and Importance for Americans Abroad
Who is Affected: Under the Law H.R. 1 originally known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, U.S. persons (citizens, resident aliens, and domestic corporations) with 10% or higher stock ownership in Specified Foreign Corporations (SFC) are subject to &l...