What is IRS Form 5472? The purpose of Form 5472 is to keep track of and report on transactions that occur between certain foreign-owned...

In today’s post, we are continuing our series of articles about things US expats in specific countries should look out for when filing...

Today, we at CPAs for Expats are launching a new series here on the blog. We are going to be putting out guides for US citizens abroad...

As most of you already know, US citizens have to file US tax returns every year in which they have enough income to meet the filing...

The options available in the United States for retirement savings are dizzying and can often seem like an indecipherable alphanumerical...

The “Golden Age”, “Second Childhood”, and “Winter of Life” are all fancy descriptors for the period of life many describe, simply, as...

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the CPAs For Expats blog. In today’s post, we are going to take a break from strictly tax-related...

The Right to Privacy is one of the most cherished expectations in American life. While not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, it...

Last time here at CPAs For Expats, we gave a quick overview of the taxation of overseas businesses owned by US expats. We discussed how a...

For many people, an essential part of the “American Dream” is being your own boss. Becoming a business owner or an entrepreneur has...

Last time, we discussed what makes a US citizen, the citizen’s obligations when it comes to tax filing, and various ways to renounce your...

Citizenship in the United States of America is a much-coveted status. In addition to the right to vote in US elections, US citizenship...

The one word no US expat wants to hear, of course, is the dreaded F-word. No, not that one, get your mind out of the gutter. The F-word,...

On March 27, 2020, after a week of intense negotiation between the Democrat-controlled House of Representative and the...

Dum, dum, dum, dum-di-dum, dum-di-dum… You hear that? That’s the booming sounds of John Williams’s “Imperial March”, announcing the...

When you’ve been in the US expat tax business for a while, some conversations begin to repeat themselves. Here are some answers I get...

Congratulations! ¡Felicitaciones! Gōng xǐ! Mazal tov! Pozdravliayu! Félicitations! Or, if you prefer, Mabrouk! Your family just...

Many of the people we talk to contact us because they read somewhere that they may need to file with the IRS, and my first conversation...

Happy New Year from CPAs for Expats! Now that the holidays are over, the lights have been put away, and we are settling in for a long,...

What is the Purpose of the FBAR? The purpose of the FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report) is to collect information about financial accounts...