Digital Nomad Taxes

Most U.S. citizens buying property in Colombia assume the U.S. side does not care because the asset sits abroad. The U.S. cares about three things: how the property is titled (direct fee-simple, SAS, or fiducia mercantil), how rental income is reported on Schedule E with Form 1116 foreign tax credits, and whether the structure triggers […]

If you are a U.S. citizen, dual citizen, or green card holder living in Colombia and you have unfiled U.S. returns or unreported Colombian accounts, the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP) are the IRS-sanctioned compliance path for qualifying expats. SFOP carries a $0 miscellaneous offshore penalty when eligibility is met. The procedures are only available

A CPA tax return review for Colombian-American filers in Miami examines a previously filed U.S. return for unreported Colombian bank and brokerage accounts, ownership in a Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada (SAS), interests in a fiducia mercantil, Colombian mutual funds and Fondos de Inversion Colectiva (FICs) that the IRS treats as PFICs, and gifts or inheritances

If you are an American living in Bali, whether in Canggu, Seminyak, or Ubud, two things drive most of your U.S. tax picture: the foreign accounts you open to live there, and the online income you earn. Both follow you onto a U.S. return. The U.S. taxes its citizens on worldwide income, so your online

Tbilisi, along with Batumi on the coast, has become one of the easiest places in the world for an American to land: a long visa-free stay, a low cost of living, and a tax system built to welcome remote workers. The draw is real. But for a U.S. citizen, low Georgian tax is precisely what

If you are an American living in Buenos Aires, your U.S. taxes come with a few Argentina-specific wrinkles. Local peso and dollar accounts must be reported on the FBAR, Argentine mutual funds can be treated as PFICs under punishing U.S. rules, and years of shifting exchange rates make currency conversion a real question on your

If you are an American living long-term in Bangkok or Chiang Mai, the quiet risk is your Thai bank account. Long-stay nomads build up baht balances for rent and daily life, and the moment your combined foreign accounts cross $10,000 at any point in the year, you owe a U.S. FBAR, whether or not you

Mexico City is the biggest U.S. expat hub anywhere, and it is close enough to feel familiar, but your U.S. taxes do not get simpler when you move there. You still file a U.S. return on worldwide income, and two things trip people up most: Mexican bank and fintech accounts that must be reported on

If you are an American in Lisbon, Portugal’s residency regimes and easy EU banking are a big part of the draw, but neither changes your U.S. obligations. You still file a U.S. return on worldwide income and report your Portuguese accounts on the FBAR. There is a twist that catches people: Portugal’s famous NHR regime

If you are an American in Singapore, start with a fact that surprises many people: there is no comprehensive U.S.-Singapore income tax treaty. Singapore is not on the IRS treaty list, and the limited shipping and FATCA agreements that do exist give individuals no income-tax relief. So you protect yourself with the IRS’s own tools,