Register and request an absentee ballot now for these special Congressional elections on Tuesday, November 2:

1. Florida special primary election in US Congressional District 20 (which includes Broward and Palm Beach counties)
2. Ohio Special General Election in US Congressional Districts 11 (which includes parts of Cuyahoga and Summit counties) and 15 (which includes all of Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Madison, Morgan, Perry,

You can do two useful things in August:

1. comment on the two forms that overseas voters often use to register and vote absentee in US elections; and
2. tell your Senators to pass legislation to protect Americans' right to vote and improve the fairness of and turnout for elections in the USA.

Review draft forms used by overseas voters

The draft...

The draft hardcopy paper forms for the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) and Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) are available for review and comment on the Federal Register until May 28, 2021.

Background

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) requires that the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) prescribe the two standard federal forms, and make them available...

By Laureen Scharps, FAWCO Rep, AIWC Frankfurt Taunus Rhein-Main

On January 6, violent extremists attempted to overturn the result of the US Presidential election. Multiple states are making new efforts to increase the difficulty of voting. More than ever before, Americans must advocate for our democracy and support all citizens’ Constitutional right to vote.

To help protect our right to...

By Olga Kocybik, CPA, AIWC Dusseldorf

Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus payments or recovery rebates, are payments to eligible taxpayers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been two payments issued:

First EIP: eligible taxpayers that filed either 2018 or 2019 returns automatically received their checks of $1,200 per individual plus $500 for each qualifying child around April-June of...

If you didn’t get the full Economic Impact Payment, you may be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit

The IRS and Treasury have issued all first and second Economic Impact Payments.

If you didn’t get any Economic Impact Payments or got less than the full amounts, you may qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2020...