Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

updated 6:03 PM CET, Feb 19, 2020

BREAKING: U.S. 'leapfrogs' Switzerland to Financial Secrecy Index No. 2 spot; Cayman declared No. 1

U.S. Treasury remains silent as bank accounts of EU 'accidental Americans' still being frozen

Questions continue to be asked, as U.S. list of Q4 renunciants contains fewer than 300 names

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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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BREAKING: U.S. 'leapfrogs' Switzerland to Financial Secrecy Index No. 2 spot; Cayman declared No. 1

Questions continue to be asked, as U.S. list of Q4 renunciants contains fewer than 300 names

FATCA pushback erupts for first time in Middle East

U.S. Treasury remains silent as bank accounts of EU 'accidental Americans' still being frozen

Goldman Sachs unable to offer new Marcus wealth offering to American expats in the UK, citing FATCA

UK's data protection agency seeking HMRC response in FATCA legal challenge

FATCA at Ten: March 18, 2020

Accidental Americans call for urgent action in meeting with Dutch lawmakers over frozen bank accounts

Dutch Parliament to meet 'accidental Americans' next week, as banks continue freezing accounts

Belgium minister reveals 'frank' exchange with U.S. ambassador on 'FATCA, accidental Americans'

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'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…
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Congressman Holding to discuss ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London in April
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to close all but seven of its overseas offices
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it plans to close all but seven of its 23 overseas offices, including those in London, Frankfurt, Rome and Bangkok. This represents…
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North Carolina representative George Holding told a London gathering of American expats last night that he would press on with his bill aimed at making life easier for Americans living…
U.S. government report acknowledges problems with FATCA reporting
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released today reveals a range of issues with the 2010 law known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which it noted also contributed…

Accidental Americans latest: French banks warn of potential need to close 40,000 accounts
The head of the French Banking Federation has formally warned France's finance minister that the country's banks may be forced to close as many as 40,000 bank accounts by the…
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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…
Charles Schwab telling clients in UK, Europe their accounts must move or be transferred by year’s end
(Updated 11/07/2019) Charles Schwab Corp., the San Francisco-based, NYSE-listed financial services giant that is understood to have a significant client base of Americans resident outside of the U.S., has been…

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Helen Burggraf

BREAKING: U.S. 'leapfrogs' Switzerland to Financial Secrecy Index No. 2 spot; Cayman declared No. 1

Questions continue to be asked, as U.S. list of Q4 renunciants contains fewer than 300 names

FATCA pushback erupts for first time in Middle East

U.S. Treasury remains silent as bank accounts of EU 'accidental Americans' still being frozen

Goldman Sachs unable to offer new Marcus wealth offering to American expats in the UK, citing FATCA

UK's data protection agency seeking HMRC response in FATCA legal challenge

FATCA at Ten: March 18, 2020

Accidental Americans call for urgent action in meeting with Dutch lawmakers over frozen bank accounts

Dutch Parliament to meet 'accidental Americans' next week, as banks continue freezing accounts

Belgium minister reveals 'frank' exchange with U.S. ambassador on 'FATCA, accidental Americans'

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

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

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

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to close all but seven of its overseas offices

‘Dem sponsor needed’ for expat tax fairness bill, Rep. Holding tells London gathering

U.S. government report acknowledges problems with FATCA reporting

Accidental Americans latest: French banks warn of potential need to close 40,000 accounts

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

Charles Schwab telling clients in UK, Europe their accounts must move or be transferred by year’s end

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