Expat Americans have revealed they don’t feel well-represented by the US government, but many do not bother to vote in elections even if they can do so, research has found. There are an estimated 7.6 million Americans living abroad but a poll has found that only 58% of them voted in the last Presidential election…
The tax amnesty program is an approved limited-time program by the IRS. It aims to encourage businesses and individual taxpayers with delinquent tax obligations to come forward voluntarily. This, of course, comes with certain benefits, including abatement of penalties and interests. What You Need to Know about the Tax Amnesty Program was last modified: August…
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) – which became law in 2010 – just recently came into full effect. The results are frustrating for Americans living abroad as they struggle to find foreign banks willing to serve them. Stu Haugen, an American who lives overseas, recently wrote in the New York Times: Read the…
BRUSSELS / ZURICH – The EU and Switzerland Wednesday signed an agreement for automatic exchange of information on the financial accounts of residents from 2018, paving way for improved clamp down on tax evasion, the European Commission has said. Read the full article… EU, Switzerland Move to Curb Tax Evasion was last modified: August 10th,…
