Reid Kopald

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. ...

  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: ...

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...

If you were working in the United States before you moved to a foreign country, then you have most likely contributed to an American retirement account such as a 401(k) or IRA. If you are interested in managing your retirement account from abroad, you have three options from which to choose. If you were main...

The April 15 tax filing deadline is approaching fast. It’s time to start making preparations to get your taxes filed on time. With the IRS understaffed, it’s not likely that you will get much help if you have tax questions. The tax filing deadline of April 15 for 2014 taxes is barely...

The unprecedented Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act that gave same-sex married couples the same rights to benefits as opposite-sex married couples left some confusion about how same-sex couples living in a state in which gay marriage was not allowed would be affected – especially when it came to Social Security benefits. ...