We all know colleagues who have left their field of service. Sometimes it is to embrace a new opportunity in the US or elsewhere,
Tag: Foreign Tax
10 Investment Mistakes Made By Americans Abroad
10, 12 or 200 mistakes. Each one weighs heavily on the limited-income, US expatriate. So, while a few of these “10” mistakes are more
Not expensing is expensive
I’m weird about money. I listen to financial podcasts in the gym, I read expat tax websites at midnight, and I click-through TopCashBack before
Top expat questions
A well-meaning friend recently told me that US expat missionaries and nonprofit workers have basically the same personal finance issues as everyone else. What
A 529 trick for expats
Any day that you find a way to legally protect investment dollars from the tax man is a good day! The 529 college savings
Do you understand your W-2?
Many of us receive a W-2 in February (although some nonprofit workers and missionaries do get a 1099 instead). If you’re like me, you
Don’t worry about the Gift Tax?
Remember that generous couple, Stan and Serena Donor, who came up to you and said, “We’d like to give you $70,000, so you can
Taxation: They All Love You and Your Money
Benjamin Franklin asserted: “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” What he didn’t tell you was that