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IRS audit rates by income, from the Data Book. The odds are a U-shaped curve: highest at the top, higher than you think at the bottom, flat between.
FIRPTA withholding is recovered by filing Form 1040-NR with Form 8288-A and an ITIN. Here is the full refund process and the timing to expect.
FIRPTA withholding is 15 percent of the gross sales price when a foreign person sells U.S. real estate. Here is how the rule works and
The IRS can certify tax debts above $62,000 to the State Department, which can deny or revoke your passport. Here is how the rule works
Renouncing U.S. citizenship triggers an exit tax for covered expatriates and a lifetime tail on U.S. heirs. Here is how the tax expatriation rules work.
The foreign earned income exclusion can wipe out U.S. tax on roughly $130,000 of expat income. Here is how it works, who qualifies, and where
U.S. citizens abroad still file U.S. tax returns – period. Here is why citizenship-based taxation works, what eliminates the tax, and how to catch up.