The August 31 deadline for voluntary disclosure of “offshore” bank accounts, extended by the IRS to September 9, has now passed.
"US persons" (citizens and green card holders) who are not yet in compliance with their tax and bank account reporting obligations should inform themselves and in some cases consult a tax professional. FAWCO will continue to post information on...
After a 2-year drafting process, the Uniform Law Commission unanimously approved a landmark uniform act in summer of 2010 which now, having received the endorsement of the American Bar Association, is making its way through State houses and changing the way military and overseas voters will vote in the 2014 election.
As things now stand, UMOVA has been enacted in...
Under the US tax system, US persons - citizens, green card holders and residents - are required to file annual US income tax returns reporting worldwide income.
It is a legal obligation to ensure that “true and accurate” returns are filed with the IRS in a timely way to avoid risks of numerous penalties and, potentially, criminal prosecution.
The IRS is...
Overseas Americans are invited to step up and be counted at http://counting-citizens-
FAWCO partner OVF has just issued its post-election survey on the 2010 U.S. federal elections, with the first look at how voters fared in the first test of the landmark MOVE Act, passed in 2009. It is clear that, despite the lower voter turnout often found in “mid-term elections”, voters had an easier time of it, essentially due to MOVE-related...
Participate in the OVF post-election survey!
FAWCO partner Overseas Vote Foundation is again conducting a survey of U.S.citizens overseas and in the military who voted in the November 2 election, wanted to vote but couldn't, or didn't vote for reasons of their own.
This year, their survey is even more important than in 2008, because of the landmark Military and...