You moved abroad. The IRS didn't forget you.
The U.S. taxes its citizens wherever they live, and the rules for Americans abroad — FEIE, foreign tax credits, FBAR, FATCA — are their own world. I do that world all day. Whether you're current and want it done right, or years behind and worried, I'll get you sorted.
Form 2555 · Form 1116 · FBAR / FinCEN 114 · Form 8938 · Form 8833
The expat rules, handled end to end.
- Foreign Earned Income Exclusion vs. Foreign Tax Credit
- Which one actually leaves you better off is a real decision, not a default — and getting it wrong is expensive.
- FBAR and FATCA (Form 8938)
- The foreign-account reporting most people don't know they owe until a penalty notice arrives. I keep you compliant and out of that.
- Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures
- Behind on filing from abroad? The streamlined program is the IRS's own path back to compliance — usually penalty-free if you qualify. This is representation and expat work at once, and it's a core part of what I do.
- Treaty positions and totalization
- Avoiding double taxation and double Social Security, done by treaty rather than by guesswork.
- State residency loose ends
- The state you left may still think you owe it. I close that door properly.
See which way your numbers point.
FEIE or the foreign tax credit — a quick, directional read on which likely leaves you better off, from your income and the foreign tax you paid. Runs entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Everything here is computed in your browser. Your income and foreign tax never leave this page and are never sent to me.
What this ignores. This is a directional indication, never a determination. It doesn't account for the foreign housing exclusion, the §911(f) stacking rule (excluded income still pushes your remaining income into higher brackets), state tax, self-employment tax, the FEIE's effect on the Child Tax Credit and IRA eligibility, or that the FEIE and the foreign tax credit can be combined on one return. The real answer comes from running the actual return both ways.
Directional estimate; figures current as of 2026-07-06 — verify against IRS.
The FEIE-vs-FTC call compounds over years and is hard to reverse. I model it on your real numbers.
This is an educational estimate, not tax advice, and does not create a client relationship. Figures are approximate. For advice on your specific situation, book a consult.
Behind from abroad? Estimate your exposure.
If you're behind on filing and foreign-account reporting, see the rough penalty exposure — and how much the streamlined program (often penalty-free if you qualify) could save. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Everything here is computed in your browser. Your years, balances, and answers never leave this page and are never sent to me.
Streamlined is the IRS's own path back to compliance, and for non-willful Americans abroad it's usually penalty-free (Streamlined Foreign Offshore). The gap between the two numbers above is the whole point — one is what exposure looks like if the IRS gets there first, the other is what it costs to come forward on the IRS's terms.
Read these before you panic. FBAR penalties are discretionary and usually not assessed at the maximum. "Willful vs non-willful" is a legal determination — don't self-diagnose it. Form 8938 / FATCA only applies if your specified foreign assets exceed the reporting thresholds. Post-Bittner, the non-willful FBAR penalty is per year, not per account. This is a rough, directional estimate — not a determination.
Rough estimate; figures inflation-adjust yearly — current as of 2026-07-06, verify against IRS.
Streamlined is usually penalty-free if you qualify — but "non-willful" and the residency test are where it's won or lost.
This is an educational estimate, not tax or legal advice, and does not create a client relationship. Figures are approximate. For advice on your specific situation, book a consult.
Most preparers touch a handful of expat returns a year and treat yours as an exception. For me it's the main event. I know the FEIE/FTC trade-off cold, I know what triggers FBAR penalties, and I know the streamlined program well enough to tell you honestly whether it's your best route or overkill. And because I'm remote-first with my own document system, working across time zones is how the practice already runs — not an accommodation.