Americans abroad need to save for retirement, too. It’s not easy.
Karen in Switzerland just wants to live a normal life but U.S. tax and financial regulations make that impossible.
Dual citizenship shouldn’t automatically mean double taxation
Jan Stransky is a Czech-American dual citizen living in Prague. He already pays taxes in the Czech Republic. He shouldn’t have to also file a U.S. tax declaration unless he has U.S. income.
Navigating Financial Uncertainty as an Expat: My Journey from the U.S. to Europe
Image of Steven Evans, an American who moved to France for love.
Is the US Tax System worse than Eritrea's for overseas citizens?
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A French life, a Kafkaesque American tax burden
Claire Laborde was born in California but has lived in France her entire life. She struggles with Kafkaesque U.S. tax rules despite having no U.S. income.
Surprise! Being an American abroad means being a second-class citizen
April Giarla, an American living in France, says she has been denied basic financial rights that her neighbors enjoy without a second thought--simply because she is American.
An American social worker is afraid to live a normal life in New Zealand because of U.S. tax rules
An American is afraid to live a normal life in New Zealand because of U.S. tax law.
An American veteran and his wife just want to live a normal life abroad
An American veteran and his Czech wife just want to live a normal life free of double taxation.
A German American wrestles with the burden of her U.S. citizenship
A German American living in Germany wrestles with the tax hassles and limitations associated with being an American abroad.
An American in Warsaw deserves a medal, not U.S. tax hassles
The American ambassador to Warsaw has thanked Nathaniel Espino for his service to the country, but being an American abroad comes with a lot of U.S. tax hassles.
Being American in France isn’t a fairy tale
Danielle Deleurme has lived in France for 50 years. Now her bank wants to close her bank account just because she's American.
U.S. tax laws make life miserable for an American in the Netherlands
A low-income American living in the Netherlands struggles with U.S. tax reporting obligations.
There must be a better way, a former American says
An American citizen in Canada concludes that renouncing his U.S. citizenship is the only way to lead a normal life. There has to be a better way.
The unexpected costs of being an American abroad
Laura Sanchez moved to Europe to be closer to family. Little did she suspect that her U.S. citizenship might be a handicap.
5 ways citizenship-based taxation harms Americans abroad
Complying with U.S. tax laws often presents daunting challenges and complexities for Americans abroad.