May 7, 2020 | Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes, US expat taxes by different countries
The IRS has provided Time Waivers for Exclusion for taxpayers who were working abroad and returned to the U.S. because of the COVID-19 pandemic before meeting the foreign residency requirements that would qualify them to exclude or deduct all or a portion of the...
Mar 28, 2020 | Business U.S. Expat Taxes, Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes
On March 25th, 2020 congress passed a federal stimulus package named Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), worth $2.2 trillion. The bill has also been signed into law by Donald Trump. This bill will provide some relief to millions of...
Aug 10, 2019 | Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes
To use the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, you need to pass either the Physical Presence or Bona Fide Residence Tests. As an American abroad, for 2018 tax year you could exclude up to $104,100 by using this exclusion. As well as you can take advantage of foreign...
Aug 8, 2019 | Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes
U.S. citizens and Green Card holders living abroad must pass either the Bona Fide Residence Test or the Physical Presence Test in order to qualify for Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Using this exclusion is one of the most popular and legal ways to reduce your tax...
Jun 4, 2019 | Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes
As a U.S. expat parent, you can claim The Child Tax Credit available for individuals with a qualifying child. A tax credit is better and more valuable than a deduction. Are you wondering why? Because it creates a dollar-for-dollar reduction of your tax bill as a...
Feb 15, 2019 | Credits and deductions, Personal U.S. expat taxes
What is Form 1116 and who needs to file it? When talking about US taxes and taxation of US citizens who live abroad, you may have heard of Foreign Tax Credit. As well as the possibility to offset the US tax owing by using the taxes paid to another country. That way...
