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How You Are Affected by the Affordable Healthcare Act as a US Expat

For the first time, United States Citizens are obligated to report information regarding health care coverage as well as their eligibility on their US income tax return. This is all because of the ACA (Affordable Care Ac...

NATO Personnel & US Tax

Ottawa Agreement & US Tax Ottawa Agreement outlines taxation for NATO Personnel. However, this is mostly in the eyes of the 'host country'. For US persons, NATO Compensation is not exempt from U.S. Tax (except for Combat service) The agreement provides tax exemption from the host country because ...

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 i...

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...