Taxes
Save both time and money by learning the ins and outs of taxes overseas.
My Husband The Accountant
Date: 02/14/2004Five years ago, I married an accountant.
He doesn't like to be identified that way, but, lucky for me, my husband has more than a decade's experience doing taxes…including expat taxes.
Read OnRemember the Tax Man
Date: 02/29/2004If you reside overseas, full- or part-time, you have two tax burdens--one in the country where you've taken up residence…and one back in the good ol' US of A. Remember, an American never loses his responsibility to Uncle Sam.
Read OnTax Tips for the American Abroad
Date: 02/28/2006Richard Leonard retired from the U.S. government after serving as an IRS agent for 28 years. He served overseas as an IRS agent for eight years (in France, Canada, and Senegal) and was in private practice in Ireland for six months. He currently lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand…and in the March print issue of International Living, he gives you his top tax tips for the American abroad:
Read OnDo Expats Pay Taxes?
Date: 03/19/2006I confess to having an aversion to taxes. Not only to paying them--something most of us probably don't like much--but also to spending my time and money figuring out how much I owe and how to file properly. Particularly as a U.S. citizen who lives abroad.
Read OnConfessions of a Reformed IRS Agent
Date: 04/11/2006You've moved overseas to start a new life. You've left your old job, your old worries--maybe even your kids--behind. But there's one thing you couldn't escape--that shadow that sticks with you no matter where you roam: your U.S. tax obligation. And now, as an overseas filer, you have a whole new set of rules to contend with.
Read OnWave "Goodbye" to Uncle Sam's Taxes
Date: 10/16/2006There exists an incredibly powerful wealth-building strategy that has been around since 1921, and is still used by the country's most savvy real estate investors. Remarkably, the IRS made this tax deferral possible.
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