Putting aside the challenges FATCA has created for Americans (in fact, for everyone) wanting to open bank accounts overseas, the filing requirements and
To qualify for the FEIE using the 330 Day Test, you must be in another country (just being outside the United States doesn’t work if you’re in international waters, for example) for 330 days out of any 365-day period. It does not matter if the 330 days are over two calendar years (between Nov. 1, […]
Administering your offshore life isn’t sexy, but it is necessary. As I write, I’m sitting in my apartment in Medellín staring at a property tax bill that needs to be paid. These bills come quarterly. However, based on the bill in front of me it appears that our property manager (really our maid Claudia who […]