US expat tax strategies including FEIE, FBAR, FATCA, foreign tax credits, self-employment tax, and legal structures to minimize your tax burden while living overseas.
Here’s a number that should make any US investor uncomfortable: the average gross rental yield in American cities hovers around 6.56% — and after property taxes, management fees, insurance, vacancy, and maintenance, your net yield collapses to somewhere between 3% and 4%. Meanwhile, a two-bedroom apartment in Medellín, Colombia is currently generating 7.78% average gross…
The IRS just lost 25% of its workforce. Budget slashed from $80 billion to $37.6 billion. Thousands of seasoned auditors shown the door. If you’re an American abroad, you might be breathing a sigh of relief right now. Maybe even pouring yourself a celebratory beer on whatever rooftop terrace you call home these days….
The United States is one of only two countries on Earth that taxes its citizens based on citizenship rather than residency. The other? Eritrea — a small East African nation that levies a modest 2% flat tax on its diaspora. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam expects the full enchilada: worldwide income reporting, complex foreign account disclosures, and…
Every year, thousands of US expats legally pay $0 in federal income tax on up to $130,000+ of earned income. It’s not a loophole, a hack, or a gray area — it’s the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), codified in IRC Section 911, and it’s been available to qualifying Americans abroad for decades. Yet most…
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