U.S. Tax Updates and Information
Find below the latest articles on all items related to your (expat) taxes. Enjoy reading!
Tax Scams and How to Avoid Them
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...
Foreign Bank Account Reporting (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...
How to File Your U.S. Taxes When You Live Abroad and When to Hire a Professional
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...
Why Expats Should Opt Out of Expanded Child Tax Credit Advance Payments
On July 15, the Internal Revenue Service sent the first of six advance payments to parents of children 17 years and younger as part of the Expanded Child Tax Credit for...
How Non-filers Can Request Child Tax Credit Payments
New IRS Non-filers Tool to Request Child Tax Credit Advance Payments and Economic Impact Payments Recent changes to the Child Tax Credit mean that many families will be...
FBAR deadline is April 15, 2021
Even though the tax filing deadline has been extended to May 17 this year, the FBAR is still due on April 15. That's because the FBAR is handled by the US Treasury...
2021 Federal Tax Deadline Extended to May 17
The IRS has extended the federal tax filing deadline to May 17, 2021. This means federal tax returns and payments to the IRS will be due one month later than normal. ...
What’s in the Third Stimulus?
The IRS has reopened the Get My Payment website to check the status of 2021 stimulus payments. This is the third stimulus payment that the government is issuing since the...
American Rescue Plan – What is in it for expats?
President Biden is expected to sign the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law on March 12, 2021. After much back and forth between the House and Senate, the $1.9...
Do Expats in Mexico Have to Pay U.S. Taxes?
BNC Tax Founder Cindy DuChateau was interviewed by Expats In Mexico about U.S. taxes for expats living in Mexico. This article was originally published by Robert Nelson on...
Expats Can Receive Tax Refund Via TransferWise
If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad and expecting a tax refund, it can be a little bit tricky to receive the money. The IRS will only deposit tax refunds into U.S....
IRS Has Sent All First and Second Stimulus Payments
The Internal Revenue Service announced on February 20 via its @IRSnews Twitter account that it has issued all first and second stimulus payments. @IRSnews tweeted: "While...
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