Overseas Taxes Series: Military contractors and US expatriate tax returns

Members of Armed Forces and military contractors have to file US expatriate tax returns. However, military contractors in Afghanistan and other countries are treated as civilian Americans working abroad. At the same time members of Armed Forces are eligible for numerous overseas tax benefits. We reviewed these tax benefits for...
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FATCA: Foreign Account Compliance Act and American expats in Ireland

On December 21, 2012 the USA and Ireland signed a FATCA agreement. We earlier discussed what is FATCA. This IGA has a profound impact due to many Irish citizens living in the USA and American expats in Ireland. This FATCA agreement is based on the reciprocal Model I government-to-government approach...
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US Expatriate Tax Returns: Charity Donations

American expats can deduct charity donations of money, clothing and household items on US expatriate tax returns, however, it is important to follow several IRS rules in regards to charitable contributions. This is the story of one of our clients. “Jeff contacted us after he received a letter from the...
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