Reid Kopald
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Is Foreign Retirement Income Taxable?
You may be planning on retiring overseas and have concerns about how your income from various sources - once you live as a retiree abroad - will be taxed by the IRS. Are you planning on retiring abroad? Do you have questions about how your income will be taxed by the United States? This piece takes a look at different type...
How Your US Expat Tax Return Is Affected by the Australian Superannuation
With few exceptions, those who are working in Australia must maintain a superannuation fund. If you are an Expat who is at least 18 years old and living and working in Australia, you are required to make contributions to the Australian superannuation fund unless you have a certificate of coverage in place w...
Tax Information Your Need Regarding Capital Gains and Losses
If you are a US Expat living and working in a foreign country, you are required to file a US expat tax return with the United States every year. You are also required to report any capital asset sales to the IRS. ...
Managing Currency Risk: As an American Abroad, In What Currency Should I Save and Invest?
This is a guest post by David Kuenzi. David is the Founding Partner of Thun Financial Advisors, a U.S. based investment management firm working with American expats worldwide. You can find more information at their web site: www.thunfi...
Will Your Non-US Spouse be Able to Receive Survivor, Dependent, or Spousal Benefits?
It’s not uncommon for a US Expat to marry an individual who is not a US Citizen. One major concern of US Citizens with a Non-US Spouse is whether or not the spouse will be able to collect survivor benefits once the US Citizen passes away. These are examples of the benefits that survivors may receive: ...
Will I Be Able to Collect Social Security Retirement Benefits If I Renounce My US Citizenship?
Are you considering renouncing your US Citizenship? Are you curious as to how this will impact your eligibility to receive Social Security retirement benefits? Record numbers of US Citizens living overseas as US Expats are renouncing their US Citizenship to avoid being taxed by a country in which they are no...