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Month: April 2013

22 Apr
How To Make Your Personal Going Offshore Plan

How To Make Your Personal Going Offshore Plan

The Easiest Way I Know To Piece Together Your Personal Offshore Diversification Plan I spoke last week with a reader who is all set to move himself and all his assets offshore. He already has a second passport and has made a connection with a banker in Switzerland. He has business contacts in several countries [...]
19 Apr
Portland Man Strips Naked For TSA

Portland Man Strips Naked For TSA

Naked Travel And Other Strategies For Survival The guy who got naked going through airport security in Portland yesterday took the show-and-tell approach to internationalizing your life that I recommend to an extreme. Having been pulled aside and swabbed for explosive residue, he was informed that he'd tested positive. Rather than arguing with the TSA, [...]
18 Apr
Staying IRS Compliant As An American Overseas

Staying IRS Compliant As An American Overseas

Late Tax Filing Concerns Of The American Abroad The tax filing deadline for U.S. persons was Monday. Today, the IRS, in its "Tax Tips" e-letter, detailed the penalties for not filing your 1040 form on time. In fact, you face two potential penalties related your 1040 form. Failure to file on time and failure to [...]
15 Apr
Taxes For The American Entrepreneur And Investor Overseas

Taxes For The American Entrepreneur And Investor Overseas

Is It Really Possible To Reduce Your U.S. Tax Bill By Going Offshore? Today is tax day in the United States. Too late to do anything about your 2012 taxes other than to file a last-minute extension if you need to. Meantime, you can (and should) begin to think about ways to mitigate and manage [...]
11 Apr
The World's Next Top Investment and Retirement Haven?

The World’s Next Top Investment and Retirement Haven?

The World's Next Top Investment and Retirement Haven? "This is your first trip to Colombia, and you've chosen to focus on Medellin? That'll save you a lot of time. This is the place to be in this country right now..." So remarked one of the real estate agents Lief and I met on our first visit [...]
08 Apr
Relocating Overseas With Your Children

Relocating Overseas With Your Children

Go Offshore And Take Your Kids With You With more and more people looking to move not only their assets but also themselves offshore, the question is coming up more often. That is, readers are writing regularly to ask: Should I move with my kids? Decades ago, a term was coined for children who grow [...]