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Giving up a green card usually means filing Form I-407 with USCIS, then handling the final US tax year correctly. For 2025 returns filed in 2026, long-term residents may also need Form 8854 and may face an exit tax if they meet 1 of...

Form I-407 is the USCIS Form used to voluntarily give up lawful permanent resident status. For tax purposes, it can also determine when green card tax residency ends for the 2025 tax year filed in 2026. A green card is more than a travel document. Until your lawful permanent resident status is properly abandoned, revoked, or terminated,...

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A Form W-2 reports wages paid and taxes withheld for 1 calendar year, and this update focuses on 2025 W-2s received in early 2026. It also flags official 2026 Form W-2 changes that employers may see when preparing 2026 wage forms due to the SSA on February 1, 2027. This ...

US taxes on foreign property do not usually start when you buy a home abroad. They usually start when the property earns rent, is sold at a gain, is held through a foreign entity, or connects to foreign accounts above the $10,000 FBAR threshold. US citizens and resident aliens must report worldwide taxable income, even while living abroad, under ...

You do not need an ‘acceptable reason’ approved by the US government, but your act must be voluntary, intentional, and informed. The acceptable reasons for renouncing US citizenship are personal, but the legal test is not about whether the government likes your reason. In 2026, the key question is whether the act is voluntar...