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We make US expat taxes simple—no hassle, no surprises. Why Choose Greenback? Expertise. You work one-on-one with an expert CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent. Experience.

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💻 Expert tax prep for US expats
🌎 Serving the global US community Greenback makes life better for Americans living abroad and aims to take away the anxiety and hassle of helping US expats become and stay compliant with their US taxes while overseas. Greenback understands that filing US taxes while living abroad can be daunting and Greenback was founded on t

he belief that it doesn’t have to be this way. Greenback is proud of helping people navigate a ridiculously complex system in a way that makes sense for their individual situation. While it may sound impossible, Greenback makes the process of filing US expat taxes a hassle-free one — a necessary step as part of an expat’s amazing adventure abroad. Our team works with expats 100% of the time and is highly specialized in expat tax preparation. Flat-fee pricing. With our transparent pricing, you always know what you’ll pay for the services you need—no surprise fees at the end! We have clients in 155+ countries and have prepared thousands of tax returns for US expats. Security. We use 256-bit encryption (the same as most banks use) to ensure your private information stays private! Simplified tax prep. We make it easy to work with us! We share documents online, communicate via email/Skype/phone and never ask you to do any of the financial calculations — that’s our job! Find out why thousands of US expats trust Greenback to prepare their US expat tax return. You won’t be disappointed.

09/01/2026

There is a unique phenomenon every traveler recognizes: the moment you are sitting in a quiet, remote corner of the world and hear a familiar accent float across the room.
Whether you feel an immediate sense of kinship or quietly adjust your volume to blend in, navigating encounters with fellow expats and travelers abroad is part of the global journey.

Approaching every cultural interaction with a bit of humor, self-awareness, and respect helps you enjoy the best parts of exploring new horizons.
What is your go-to move when you spot a fellow American traveler while exploring overseas? Share your favorite travel stories below.

08/31/2026

When you think about preparing your children for the future, you likely focus on their education, savings, and life skills. An often overlooked gift you can offer them is global flexibility through dual citizenship.

Whether it is claiming ancestral roots, formalizing heritage rights, or including them in family residency plans, the smoothest path to securing a second passport happens before a child turns 18. As kids grow into adulthood, age limits for dependent status take effect, and international citizenship laws evolve. Taking proactive, thoughtful steps today gives your children the freedom to study, work, and live across borders with confidence.

08/30/2026

You signed the partnership agreement. It says limited partner. You assumed that settled the self-employment tax question, and for years it more or less did.

Then the Tax Court looked past the paperwork in Soroban and asked what those partners actually did all day. Full-time managers, it decided, are not limited partners "as such." Seven months later, on January 16, 2026, the Fifth Circuit went the other way in Sirius Solutions and said state law and limited liability are enough.

So the honest answer to "do I owe it?" now starts with a question about geography and a question about your role.

If you are a passive investor, breathe. You contributed capital, you do not manage the fund, and you are outside this dispute in every circuit. Your job is documentation, not restructuring.

If you are a fund principal holding limited partner units in your own management entity, this is worth a conversation before you file. Two more appellate decisions are expected this year, and the answer may move again.

08/29/2026

Managing U.S. tax paperwork while living overseas can take significant time and effort.
The Senate Finance Committee recently advanced the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act by a 26 to 1 vote.

Title II of the bill specifically focuses on American Citizens Abroad, proposing practical updates to currency rules, foreign home refinancing, tax credit forms, and IRS response deadlines.

While this proposal still needs full approval from Congress to become law, it shows growing attention in Washington to the real-world compliance needs of Americans overseas.

Which proposed change would help your tax filing the most? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

Learn more about the full bill breakdown at the link in our bio.

08/28/2026

When national trade policies shift, the economic ripple effects eventually reach everyday household budgets. From groceries to consumer goods, tariffs can quietly raise the cost of living for families across the country.
To help balance these increased costs, economists and lawmakers are evaluating refundable tax credits designed to put money directly back into consumer pockets. Understanding how these credits work gives you a clearer view of how proposed tax changes could support your family's bottom line.

08/27/2026

You have a question for the IRS. It is Tuesday, you are eight time zones away, and the only number you can find is not toll-free.

There is a easier option. The IRS runs a live chat built specifically for international taxpayers, open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time. During U.S. daylight saving time that window opens at noon in Paris and 6 p.m. in Singapore, so a European afternoon is covered end to end.

08/26/2026

The 2026 filing season is here, and the "Paper Pipeline" is moving slower than expected.

While 94% of taxpayers now e-file, tens of millions of returns still arrive at the IRS via traditional mail. If you’re among them, it’s important to manage expectations: even an error-free paper return will take at least 4–6 weeks to process—and much longer if there’s a simple math mistake or a missing signature.

The IRS had hoped to digitize this process this year through the "Zero Paper Initiative," but technical snags and staffing freezes have delayed the rollout.

For expats, filing on paper is sometimes unavoidable. To avoid a months-long headache, double-check every line, include all necessary schedules, and ensure your direct deposit information is current, as paper checks are being phased out this year.

Want to know where the IRS is in the queue? Check the "Processing Status" page on their site to see which mailing dates they’re currently opening!

08/25/2026

A consultant in Lisbon maps out a 12-month window with 331 qualifying days. Comfortable, on paper. Then a flight gets rebooked through Boston, a same-day connection becomes an overnight, and two qualifying days disappear. At 329, the Physical Presence Test fails and the exclusion goes with it.

That scenario used to live or die on passport stamps and a spreadsheet you kept yourself. Since April 10, 2026, Europe's Entry/Exit System has held an official biometric record of every date you crossed a Schengen border. Mostly that helps you. An official log is far better substantiation for Form 2555 than a smudged stamp. It also means your own records should line up with it.

And no, ETIAS is not the same thing, it is not running yet, and it has nothing to do with your day count.

The fix is unglamorous and it works: build a buffer, never plan a window that lands exactly on 330, and keep your own log alongside the official one.

Link in bio for the full breakdown.

08/24/2026

If you spent any part of 2024 gathering passport scans and ownership percentages for a beneficial ownership report, you can stop thinking about it. Permanently.

FinCEN's final rule, issued August 11, 2026, ends BOI reporting for U.S. companies and U.S. persons under the Corporate Transparency Act. And the part that is genuinely new: the data already filed by U.S. persons gets deleted. One sweep, no request from you, no paperwork, no confirmation. Treasury called it a win for common sense.

So what should you actually do? Almost nothing. Stop any filing work in progress. Leave your old report alone. Check FinCEN's site later for the notice that the sweep finished.

The one thing worth doing is a quick reconcile. If your compliance calendar bundled BOI with your foreign business forms, the BOI line comes off and every other line stays. Form 5471, Form 8865, Form 8858, Form 8938, and the FBAR are all exactly where they were.

Link in bio for the full breakdown of what changed and what stayed.

08/23/2026

Two Americans, same job, same salary, both born abroad and both living abroad their whole lives. One is registered to vote through a parent's old address in Colorado. The other through a parent's old address in Nevada. On $90,000 earned entirely overseas, one of them can owe roughly $3,960 a year to a state neither of them has ever lived in, and the other owes nothing.

That is the part of the eight overseas voter lawsuits currently moving through the courts. The legal fight is about ballot access. But the address at the center of it is the same address that helps a state decide whether it gets to tax you.

Three courts have ruled, five have not, and Election Day is November 3. Your ballot timeline has not changed either way, so request it now.

Link in bio for where all eight cases stand and the tax rate attached to each.

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