“Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income.” - Alfred E. Neuman Double Tax Agreements, or DTAs, also referred to as Bilateral or International Tax Treaties, are intended to help expats avoid double taxation (i.e. being taxed on the same income by two different countries). As Americans living abroad are often liable to both US taxes as US citizens as well as foreign taxes as residents of a foreign country, double t

“Inflation is taxation without legislation.” - Milton Friedman 2022 saw inflation dominate the economic news, with some of the highest...

If you decide to move back to the US after living abroad, you may have bank accounts, investments, and pensions registered abroad as well...

The UK Spring Budget on Wednesday March 15th 2023 saw Chancellor Jeremy Hunt making large scale reforms to the UK pension regime. During...

"A fine is a tax for doing something wrong. A tax is a fine for doing something right." - Anonymous Expats have to file US federal taxes...

Many Americans living abroad either aren’t aware that they're eligible to vote in US federal, state, and local elections, or don’t know...

"A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it." - Anonymous The US tax system is different...

No, there are more important economic indicators and factors to consider. Eggs are a staple food item in households around the world,...

By claiming the Foreign Tax Credit, many expats won’t owe any US taxes. Whether this is true for you depends on several factors, notably...

“Financial planning and discipline is key to one’s financial freedom” - Kishorkumar Bapalli As an expat, your financial life can be...

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” - Albert Einstein Whether you’re an expat or not, the same fundamental advice...

“America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.” - Laurence J. Peter In this article, we’re going to provide a...

When moving to the UK, if you are employed by a UK firm you will most likely find yourself enrolled into a workplace pension. This is...

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"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin As an American investing while living abroad, one of your first...

"In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable." — Robert Arnott One of the most important financial planning considerations you should address when moving abroad is whether to keep hold of your current investments, investment manager, and retirement plans. In this article, we’ll look at the factors that should influence your decision-making, including which country you’re moving to, and your longer-term plans and financial goals. You should also consider how your e

Many expats have to transfer funds to and from the US from time to time. This could be because you make regular payments from abroad to...

“The benefits from a world currency would be enormous.” - Robert Mundell Until then though, both when and after moving abroad, most expats need to send money between the US to their new home country from time to time. Transferring money internationally the right way will save you a whole load of time, money, and hassle. What exactly the right way is depends on a variety of factors, including where in the world you are, how regularly you need to transfer, currency movements

“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies” - Thomas Jefferson One of the most important considerations as you plan your move overseas is banking. Should you open new bank accounts abroad? If so, how easy is it to do? What about your American accounts: should you keep them open, or would it be more beneficial to close them? It’s right to ask these questions while planning your move abroad, as in some cases the decisions you make can result in paying mor

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