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I listened to the presidential debate last night while finishing my 2015 tax return. I’m not sure which one bothered me more. My tax return is more than 50 pages. It’s mostly information forms reporting my assets rather than actual income reporting. My non-American friends laugh when I complain to them about what a pain […]
This friend is not American, so he doesn’t have to worry about the Uncle Sam factor. That helps immensely. My friend needs to consider only the tax implications in each potential new country of residence. While taxes shouldn’t lead any conversation about where to move overseas, this is a more important factor if you’re moving […]
Putting aside the challenges FATCA has created for Americans (in fact, for everyone) wanting to open bank accounts overseas, the filing requirements and
I arrived in Medellín on Tuesday to spend a week here with my family over New Year’s. As usual, I’m enjoying the calming effects of being in this city. It’s hard to define, but something about this place lowers your blood pressure. It could be the mountain air. It could be the temperate weather (about […]
At my Global Asset Protection and Wealth Summit in Panama City last week, the single most frequently asked question was this: “What can I do to make my passive income qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion… so I don’t have to pay tax on it?” The answer is: Nothing. There’s nothing an American can […]
I last purchased primeurs in 2005 and 2006. At the time, 2005 was being touted as an exceptional year. I happened to be in St. Emilion, so I bought several cases as an investment. A couple of years later, I got an email from the girl who sold me the wine asking where I wanted […]
Heads up. If you’re an American living overseas and didn’t file a formal extension with the IRS using Form 4868, today is your tax day. You must file your annual return by midnight tonight. If you are an American living overseas and didn’t file a formal extension with the IRS… I have to ask: Why […]
“Panama City today is unrecognizable from the Panama City I discovered for the first time 16 years ago,” I explained this morning to the crowd convened for this week’s Live and Invest in Panama Conference. “This city has reinvented itself over the past decade-and-a-half. When I arrived on the scene 16 years ago, this was […]
The tax questions are coming in fast and furious from U.S. readers as they and their tax-preparers pull together 2014 tax returns (due April 15 unless you are residing overseas or file for an extension). Some of the bad advice readers are getting from their tax “pros” would be funny if it weren’t so expensive. […]
If you’re an American, it’s that time of year again. Time to begin preparing to meet your April 15 obligations. I meet mine each year by filing an extension. Living overseas allows me an automatic extension to June 15, but better, I think, to file the formal extension Form 4868 to get a full added […]
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