What is the Bona Fide Residence Test?

Expats who pass the Bona Fide Residence Test are eligible for tax exclusions and benefits like: Who is eligible for Bona Fide Residence Test?  Who is Not Eligible? The following…

What is the Foreign Tax Credit?

The FTC, or Foreign Tax Credit is an expat tax benefit that gives you a dollar-for-dollar reduction towards your foreign earned income. For example, if you paid 100 Euros to…

Taxable Income

The end result of a quite complicated math equation (we handle this for you!) to understand how much of your gross income is actually taxable to the U.S. This includes…

Exemption

Like dinosaurs, these use to exist but no longer do in 2018! In 2017 and prior, you would get an additional “buffer” to lower your tax bill depending on how…

Deduction

The IRS provides a standard deduction (i.e. up to that amount of gross income is tax-free) or you can itemize expenses to lower your tax bill. The 2018 standard deduction…

Filing Status

Filing Requirements

Filing requirements and thresholds depends on your age, type, level of your income, as well as your marital status. If you have gross income* which goes over the filing status…

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