by Corie DuChateau | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Expat
With the rise of remote working, many people are thinking about heading to another country to work from their laptops. In some countries it’s perfectly legal to just arrive on a tourist visa, open your laptop and work remotely for your foreign-based company, but in...
by Corie DuChateau | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog
As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to start getting organized for tax time. Here are some tips to make your year-end tax planning for 2021 easier. Check Your Status If you are a W2 employee, check your paycheck withholdings. Have you had enough...
by Corie DuChateau | Nov 5, 2021 | Blog, Tax Updates
The IRS published their IRS Tax Tips newsletter this week, reminding taxpayers about some common tax scams and how to avoid them. The newsletter included information about email phishing scams and phone scams. A summary of the newsletter is posted below, or you can...
by Corie DuChateau | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog, Expat, FBAR
If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad, you may have heard about the FBAR, and you may be wondering what it is and whether or not you need to file one with your taxes. What Is the FBAR? The FBAR is a United States Department of the Treasury form that stands for...
by Corie DuChateau | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog, Expat, FBAR
This post is a follow-up to our previous blog post – How to Do Your Own Taxes – about the forms you need to file when living abroad. That post outlined the typical forms that working expats need to file when they have a simple return, for example, if you...