Karen Alpert

American Expat Finance

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You really know you're an American expat when...

BREAKING: Questions about name duplications arise, as latest quarterly list of expatriating American

Now France-based 'accidentals' sue State Dept. over still-shuttered renunciation services around the

Now 'Jenny' (Webster) takes her FATCA data-sharing case to UK's High Court

AXFNJ Podcast: John Richardson and Virginia La Torre Jeker address common renunciation concerns

Karen Alpert

An Australia-based academic and tax expert who oversees a blog entitled FixtheTaxTreaty.org

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OPINION: The SEAT approach to residence-based taxation: 'Begin with the end in mind'

Karen Alpert: Unforeseen consequences expected as 'Recovery Rebate' is distributed to expats

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IRS to U.S. taxpayers: 'reasonable cause' defense in the event its own published guidance was to blame

Oct-20-2021

Four House members urge Ways & Means to consider 'simplified tax form for expats' as ACA holds out for RBT

Sep-28-2021

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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…
'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…
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…

Call for expats to be included in U.S. coronavirus relief efforts, as citizenship-based tax regime faces test
The American Citizens Abroad has called on Congress, the Treasury and the IRS to include Americans who are resident abroad in any formal efforts to help U.S. citizens who have…
Seven things that surprise Americans about U.K. mortgages, house-buying
One of the most memorable moments of their U.K. house-buying experience, for many American expats, is when someone explains to them what the word “gazumping” means.
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…

Republicans Overseas calls for executive order to help expats ahead of prez election
In what many American expats will hope could at last bring expat issues onto the agenda in the final weeks of the U.S. presidential campaign, the Republicans Overseas has asked…
U.S. finally publishes final 2018 renunciation data
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday finally published the names of the 687 people who officially "chose to expatriate" during the fourth quarter of 2018, amid questions from some expat…
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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Karen Alpert

OPINION: The SEAT approach to residence-based taxation: 'Begin with the end in mind'

Karen Alpert: Unforeseen consequences expected as 'Recovery Rebate' is distributed to expats

Tax

IRS to U.S. taxpayers: 'reasonable cause' defense in the event its own published guidance was to blame

Uncle Sam Reminds YOU: Tax Day for expats who got extensions is Oct. 15

KPMG UK unveils new tax practice in London for U.S. expats

A brief Bright!Tax Guide: How expats can catch up with their U.S. tax filing obligations

Legislation

Four House members urge Ways & Means to consider 'simplified tax form for expats' as ACA holds out for RBT

U.S./European group claims EU discriminates by barring 'U.S. Persons' from Covid bonds

Senate Finance Committee hearing: Dems unveil plans to overhaul Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Senate Finance Committee to hear today how U.S. int'l tax policy is impacting 'American workers, jobs, investment'

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Acronyms

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

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

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

Call for expats to be included in U.S. coronavirus relief efforts, as citizenship-based tax regime faces test

Seven things that surprise Americans about U.K. mortgages, house-buying

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

Republicans Overseas calls for executive order to help expats ahead of prez election

U.S. finally publishes final 2018 renunciation data

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

Opinion

You really know you're an American expat when...