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A new e-mail scam is being directed at extranjeros
One of my clients, living in La Antigua Guatemala, received the following e-mail, supposedly from the IRS.
Sir/Madam,
Our records indicate that you are a non-resident alien. As a result, you are exempted from United States of America Tax reporting and withholdings on interest paid you on your account [...]

End of the year tax reducing ideas
Getting in the Christmas spirit and year-end tax planning mixes like oil and water. Who wants to think about taxes, you ask, when it’s time for Santa Claus and candy canes.
It may surprise you to know that because of his investment in a fir tree farm in Montana some [...]

The IRS and U.S. foreign nationals living and working abroad
Just because you are a U.S. citizens living and working abroad does not mean that you don’t have to report your yearly earnings to the IRS. However, if you pass two tests and qualify for the “foreign earned income exclusion,” you don’t owe any tax unless [...]