1,407 plain-English guides on cross-border moves, US and Canadian returns, and small-business money. Each one ends in what to do next, and says when a written Position Check is the smarter first step.
October 6, 2026
Buying a home or investment property in another country is simple on the U.S. side at purchase — and costly later if the structure, the financing, and the records aren't set up with U.S. rules in mind. The decisions to make before closing, what to report while you own it, and what the sale will look like in dollars.
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Selling through Etsy, Amazon, eBay, Shopify, or Stripe from another country still produces a U.S. return — and often a Form 1099-K reporting your gross receipts to the IRS. What the form covers, why it overstates your income, how to reconcile it on Schedule C, and the expat layers on top.
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Moving a pension from one country's plan to another — a U.K. pension into a Malta or Gibraltar scheme, a transfer between employer plans across a border — can be tax-neutral locally and a taxable distribution in the U.S. What the U.S. sees in a transfer, why the destination's treaty status matters, and the reporting that follows the money.
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Australia taxes residents on worldwide income at high rates, has a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S., runs its tax year to June 30, and funds retirement through superannuation — the one thing the treaty never clearly addressed. How an American in Australia files, and why super is the hard part.
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Brazil taxes residents on worldwide income with monthly self-assessment of foreign income, requires its own declaration of foreign assets, and recently overhauled how it taxes offshore funds and companies. With a Social Security agreement but no tax treaty, how an American in Brazil files, and where the systems collide.
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China taxes residents on worldwide income once they've been there long enough, has a treaty with the U.S. best known for its teacher and student provisions, and no totalization agreement. How an American in China files, which tool prevents double tax, and the common traps.
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Colombia taxes residents on worldwide income after 183 days, levies a wealth tax on worldwide assets above a threshold, and requires its own declaration of foreign assets — with no treaty and no Social Security agreement with the U.S. How an American in Medellín or Bogotá files, and where the two systems overlap.
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Costa Rica taxes only local income, has no treaty with the U.S., and attracts American retirees and remote workers through residency programs built around foreign income. Why the U.S. return carries the whole load, what to do about property held in a Costa Rican corporation, and the reporting that follows.
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France has an unusually favorable treaty for U.S. citizens, a totalization agreement, high taxes and social charges that are mostly creditable, and savings products — the assurance-vie above all — that collide with U.S. rules. How an American in France files, and where the two systems fit together better than most.
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Ireland taxes residents at high rates, still offers a remittance basis to non-domiciled residents, and is home to the European fund industry — which makes Irish-domiciled funds the PFIC problem for Americans across Europe, not just in Dublin. How an American in Ireland files, with a treaty and a totalization agreement in place.
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Italy taxes residents on worldwide income, levies small annual wealth taxes on foreign assets, requires its own foreign-asset report, and offers special regimes for new residents. With a treaty and a totalization agreement in place, how an American in Italy files and where the two systems collide.
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Japan taxes long-term residents on worldwide income, has a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S., and exposes long-stay foreigners to a worldwide inheritance tax that catches many Americans off guard. How an American in Japan files, the resident categories that change what Japan taxes, and the savings products that collide with U.S. rules.
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Mexico is the largest destination for American expats and retirees, with a full tax treaty, no Social Security agreement, worldwide taxation for residents, and a property system that uses bank trusts in coastal and border zones. How an American in Mexico files, and the traps specific to the country.
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New Zealand taxes residents on worldwide income, has no general capital gains tax, exempts new migrants from tax on most foreign income for four years, and applies its own deemed-return regime to residents' foreign investments — including their U.S. funds. With a treaty but no Social Security agreement, how an American in New Zealand files.
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Portugal drew a wave of Americans with its non-habitual resident regime — now closed to most new arrivals — and keeps drawing them with residency visas. Worldwide taxation, a full treaty and totalization agreement, how the old and new special regimes interact with the U.S. return, and Portuguese funds and pensions.
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South Korea taxes foreign residents in stages, offers inbound workers a flat-rate election, and has a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S. How an American in Korea files — teachers, corporate transferees, and Korean-Americans with family ties — and the accounts and pensions that need U.S. reporting.
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Spain taxes residents on worldwide income, requires its own report of foreign assets, and has both a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S. — plus a special inbound regime that changes the picture for new arrivals. How an American in Spain files, and where the two systems collide.
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Switzerland taxes at federal, cantonal, and communal levels, levies a wealth tax, funds retirement through three pillars the U.S. treats unevenly, and has a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S. How an American in Switzerland files, why the pillars are the hard part, and the banking reality for U.S. persons.
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Thailand changed its rules in 2024 to tax foreign income that residents bring into the country, whenever it was earned — a shift that affects retirees and remote workers who previously paid nothing locally. With a treaty but no Social Security agreement, how an American in Thailand files, and what the change means for the U.S. return.
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The Netherlands taxes residents on worldwide income through a three-box system, exempts part of an inbound worker's salary under its expatriate ruling, and has both a treaty and a totalization agreement with the U.S. How an American in the Netherlands files, how the expatriate ruling changes the U.S. picture, and the Box 3 question.
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The U.K. has one of the most complete U.S. treaties — strong pension protection, a totalization agreement, and a tax year that ends in April. How an American in Britain files, the ISA and fund problems the treaty doesn't fix, the pension lump-sum question, and what changed when the non-dom regime ended.
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Service members stationed overseas follow different rules from civilian expats — no foreign earned income exclusion, but a combat zone exclusion, extended deadlines, and state residency protections. What's taxable, what isn't, and how a military family abroad files.
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The United States has income tax treaties with more than sixty countries and Social Security agreements with about thirty — and some of the most popular expat destinations have neither. How to find out what your country has, what each agreement does, and what changes when there's none.
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Americans employed by the United Nations, the World Bank, the IMF, or similar bodies are taxed unlike anyone else — their salary is exempt for everyone except U.S. citizens, they pay self-employment tax on wages, and the employer reimburses part of the tax. How it works, at home and abroad.
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