Dec 10, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
U.S. taxpayers are not always aware that they must report their foreign accounts on an Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) in accordance with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requirements. If the taxpayer has reported all income (or did not have enough income...
Dec 3, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
When U.S. citizens or permanent residents live abroad, they don’t always realize that they are subject to U.S. tax filing requirements. To illustrate how this works, we will examine the fictional case of Noah, a dual Australian/U.S. citizen who has lived in Australia...
Nov 27, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
When paying income taxes, individuals often assume they are only required to pay taxes to the country where they are living. However, under U.S. law, U.S. citizens and U.S. residents must file U.S. tax returns and report their worldwide income regardless of where they...
Oct 22, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
The IRS issues Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have (and are not eligible to obtain) a Social Security number. Certain ITINs expire at the end of each year,...
Oct 1, 2018 | Firm Updates, International Tax
In a previous blog post, we discussed some of the tax options available when a U.S. taxpayer goes overseas for employment. A popular option is to use the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE). The FEIE is especially useful now that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...