Expat Guide

Globalization has a profound impact on U.S. citizens and green card holders. An increasing number of baby boomers prefer to retire overseas. More and more American expatriates split their careers between multiple countries. Most of the countries levy social security taxes on its residents. To eliminate dual social security coverage,...

International pilots and international cruise ship employees earn income like salary and wages while working abroad. Most of them assume that they are eligible to claim the foreign income exclusion in the amount of $101,300 in 2016 and $100,800 in 2015 on the US expatriate tax returns. The fact is...

For United States citizens, Social Security benefits play a large role in planning for retirement. This is a system that workers have been paying into since first entering the workforce. For Americans who choose to retire to another country rises the question of what will happen to their earned benefits....

Americans living abroad incur multiple medical expenses. Many American expatriates have a medical coverage in a foreign country through a foreign employer or private insurance. However, some medical expenses might be substantial. Consequently, it is important to know all possible medical deductions on US expatriate tax returns. This is an...