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International Wealth Management Considerations for American Expatriates

Posted by William Byrnes on October 10, 2014


by Edward D. Nieto

Expatriates often require international financial services to manage their investments, minimize their tax burdens, comply with offshore tax reporting requirements, and manage their wealth through tax and estate planning. An expatriate’s financial and tax situation becomes more complex when assets are acquired, investments are made, and-or business activities are conducted overseas. American expatriates have additional banking and tax reporting requirements that require special considerations when managing wealth. International banking is vastly becoming more difficult for Americans due to new reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. In many cases, foreign banks are closing the bank accounts of Americans and preventing the purchase of investment products due to the cost and time involved with compliance. …

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Tax Treatment of Offshore Real Estate Holdings and Foreign Housing Expenses

Posted by William Byrnes on October 6, 2014


AdvisorFYI » Tax Treatment of Offshore Real Estate Holdings and Foreign Housing Expenses.

by Mr. Edward D. Nieto

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not require that offshore real estate be reported as a foreign financial asset such as a personal residence or a rental property held by an American expatriate or a United States Government employee working overseas.1It is only when the real estate is held through a foreign entity such as a corporation, partnership, trust or estate, that the interest in the entity needs to be specified and reported as foreign financial asset if the total value of all specified foreign financial assets is greater than the applicable reporting threshold.2

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