Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

updated 11:42 AM CEST, Jun 13, 2019

Dems Abroad to mark int’l tax filing day with Congress ‘CallStorm’

Seven Investment Mgmt unveils ‘super compliant’ product for Americans in the UK

SEC votes 3 to 1 in favor of 'Regulation Best Interest,' as debate over its merits continues

Now two House Democrats speak out on behalf of expat tax reform

SEC vote Wednesday is latest development in years-long ‘best interest’ saga

Helen Burggraf

Helen Burggraf is the editor of the American Expat Financial News Journal, and is based in London. Born on a U.S. Air Force base in Montana, she has spent most of the past 26 years in the U.K., and has also lived and worked in Rome, Italy and New York.

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Seven Investment Mgmt unveils ‘super compliant’ product for Americans in the UK

SEC votes 3 to 1 in favor of 'Regulation Best Interest,' as debate over its merits continues

George Holding's tax counsel Stross to participate in ACA webinar in Canada

SEC vote Wednesday is latest development in years-long ‘best interest’ saga

Citi closes ‘small portion’ of U.S. credit card accounts in ‘certain countries’

Repubs Overseas targets Montana's Daines as possible expat tax fairness bill sponsor in Senate

London & Capital sells portion of its UK wealth biz, as it 'shifts focus'

Now Dutch lawmaker meets with U.S. officials over FATCA impact on 'accidentals'

Dems Abroad reported in talks with Virginia Congressman Beyer on expat issues

French lawmakers’ report on ‘accidentels’ says France should consider unilaterally giving up FATCA reporting

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UK MP vows to continue speaking out on behalf of ‘accidental Americans’ living in Britain
Preet Kaur Gill, a British Labour Party member of Parliament from the greater Birmingham area, has said she plans to continue asking questions of the UK government on behalf of…
'Accidental Americans' group launches 'major' letter-writing campaign targeting Congressional Dems
The Accidental Americans Association, a Paris-based group that campaigns for fairer treatment for those who left the U.S. as babies or never lived there but who say they are nevertheless…
Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told
Legislation that its proponents say would significantly improve the lot of American expatriates, many of whom have been left reeling by the Trump tax reforms introduced at the end of…

Breaking: Congressman Holding scrapes through with ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act’
With just hours to go before most of the United States was due to close down for the Christmas holiday, Congressman George Holding today at last delivered a long-anticipated bill…
Congressman Holding to discuss ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London in April
Republican Representative George Holding will discuss his recently-proposed Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad legislation in April, in a public forum for American expats in London that the organizers say they…
George Holding’s bill: What we know so far
Over the last few months, details have begun to emerge about soon-to-be-introduced legislation aimed at making the U.S. tax regime less unforgiving for the 9 million Americans estimated to live…

American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'
An American citizen living in Israel has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department, challenging a key component of President Trump's December 2017 tax reform…
American small biz owner in EU: ‘Trump’s made it impossible for expats like me to compete outside the U.S.’
Ever since President Trump unveiled his so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just before Christmas in 2017, tax experts familiar with the complex way American expatriates are taxed have been…
U.S. Treasury finally cuts expat small-biz owners some GILTI slack
Campaigners for fairer treatment for American citizens abroad are claiming a victory this morning, as news emerged that the U.S. Treasury had finally cut owners of small businesses located abroad…

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Helen Burggraf

Seven Investment Mgmt unveils ‘super compliant’ product for Americans in the UK

SEC votes 3 to 1 in favor of 'Regulation Best Interest,' as debate over its merits continues

George Holding's tax counsel Stross to participate in ACA webinar in Canada

SEC vote Wednesday is latest development in years-long ‘best interest’ saga

Citi closes ‘small portion’ of U.S. credit card accounts in ‘certain countries’

Repubs Overseas targets Montana's Daines as possible expat tax fairness bill sponsor in Senate

London & Capital sells portion of its UK wealth biz, as it 'shifts focus'

Now Dutch lawmaker meets with U.S. officials over FATCA impact on 'accidentals'

Dems Abroad reported in talks with Virginia Congressman Beyer on expat issues

French lawmakers’ report on ‘accidentels’ says France should consider unilaterally giving up FATCA reporting

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Repubs Overseas targets Montana's Daines as possible expat tax fairness bill sponsor in Senate

Now Dutch lawmaker meets with U.S. officials over FATCA impact on 'accidentals'

Double-tax problems of Americans, Greek Americans revealed at inaugural Republican Overseas tax event in Athens

Zurich Life, Zurich Int'l Life to pay US$5.1m to U.S. gov't in 'undeclared accounts' agreement

Legislation

SEC votes 3 to 1 in favor of 'Regulation Best Interest,' as debate over its merits continues

Now two House Democrats speak out on behalf of expat tax reform

Dems Abroad reported in talks with Virginia Congressman Beyer on expat issues

IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate wades into free tax forms issue

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Acronyms

UK MP vows to continue speaking out on behalf of ‘accidental Americans’ living in Britain

'Accidental Americans' group launches 'major' letter-writing campaign targeting Congressional Dems

Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told

Breaking: Congressman Holding scrapes through with ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act’

Congressman Holding to discuss ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London in April

George Holding’s bill: What we know so far

American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'

American small biz owner in EU: ‘Trump’s made it impossible for expats like me to compete outside the U.S.’

U.S. Treasury finally cuts expat small-biz owners some GILTI slack

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A renounced ‘accidental’ replies to UK gov’t’s Stride: ‘It’s not that we’re not British, we are – but we're also not really American'