The issue of allocating income and taxes paid abroad on the US tax return is simple yet ...
Sep 15, 2015

About 7.6M American Citizens are living overseas. Out of that 7.6M, 3,415 of them renounced t...
Jul 25, 2015

1) If you are behind on filing your US expat tax returns, you have the...
Apr 15, 2015

The ...
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The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, has been implemented and is now active. US...
Mar 01, 2015

7% of workers are considered independent contractors Just ove...
Nov 15, 2014

If you have lost your job and are actively seeking gainful employment,...
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US Citizens and Green Card Holders’ U.S. income tax filing deadline is April 15 (for the yea...
Oct 05, 2014

Now that tax season is behind us for another year—unless, of course, you filed an extension&...
Apr 30, 2014

This year’s tax filing deadline is fast approaching. If you have filed an extension (or mere...
Apr 01, 2014

Although there are numerous tax allowances offered to US Expats that are intended to minimize the ...
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Prior year transcripts - who to call, which forms to fill out, etc.

A common misunderstanding is that US citizens abroad do not have to file tax returns

Audits are no fun, especially when the documents are not standard US tax forms; TFX can help

How the IRS computes tax, interest, and other penalties & what you can do to avoid them

Scary IRS letters? We will help you debunk them and form an action plan to fix any issues

TFX is an authorized e-file firm and e-files tax returns for taxpayers globally

If you do have a tax bill, what are the ways you can pay the IRS?

We can amend prior filed returns to ensure you get the deductions & credits you are eligible for

In cases where E-filing is not permitted (IRS rules), we outline where and how to snail mail the returns

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Certainly, but your tax return needs to be optimized.

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What are ITINs, who needs one, how to get one, and when they expire

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