Category: Tax Questions
I don’t live in the US – why am I subject to US tax?
Author: Peter Harper How can the US tax me – doesn’t the tax treaty stop me from being subjected to Double Tax? In my last...
Read moreDo you have income tax return filing requirement?
Author: Jurate Gulbinas “I had no tax liability, so I did not need to file….” This is a common phrase from callers to our office. ...
Read moreWhen will an Australian Trust be a Grantor Trust Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code)?
Author: Peter Harper In many countries outside of the U.S. discretionary forms of trusts are used as both business planning and estate planning tools because...
Read moreAre You a U.S Tax Resident?
Author: Peter Harper The U.S. imposes its income taxes on U.S. Persons[1] (i.e. U.S. tax residents) on a worldwide basis and non-residents on U.S. sourced...
Read moreForeign Earned Income Exclusion – You think you don’t need to file a US income tax return? Think again.
Author: Jurate Gulbinas At least a couple times a month I hear, “I live in a foreign country and earn less than foreign earned income...
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