The U.S. rules are the same everywhere. The traps aren't.
Every country has accounts, pensions and tax years the IRS sees differently. These guides cover the countries most of our clients live in.
Canada
RRSPs, TFSAs, RESPs, Canadian funds, and the CRA sharing data with the IRS.
Read the Canada guide →United Kingdom
ISAs, UK pensions, Premium Bonds, UK funds and the April tax year.
Read the UK guide →Australia
Superannuation, managed funds, franking credits and the July tax year.
Read the Australia guide →Thailand
Retirees, teachers and remote workers, Thai bank accounts and self-employment tax.
Read the Thailand guide →Germany
German pensions, Riester plans, German funds and Bausparverträge.
Read the Germany guide →France
Assurance-vie, PEA accounts, Livret A, French funds and CSG.
Read the France guide →Mexico
Retirees, remote workers, Mexican bank accounts, rentals and fideicomisos.
Read the Mexico guide →Israel
Keren hishtalmut, pension funds, Israeli funds and dual citizens.
Read the Israel guide →Netherlands
Box 3, Dutch pensions, Dutch funds and accidental Americans.
Read the Netherlands guide →Spain
Spanish funds, planes de pensiones, bank accounts and Modelo 720.
Read the Spain guide →Japan
NISA, iDeCo, Japanese investment trusts and the Japanese pension.
Read the Japan guide →Switzerland
Pillar 2 and 3a, Swiss funds and banks asking about U.S. status.
Read the Switzerland guide →More country guides, A to Z.
Argentina
No tax treaty, plazos fijos, FCIs, the wealth tax and monotributo.
Read the Argentina guide →Austria
The state pension, severance funds, Bausparen and Austrian funds.
Read the Austria guide →Belgium
Group insurance, pension savings, the state pension and Belgian funds.
Read the Belgium guide →Brazil
No tax treaty, Brazilian funds, LCIs and LCAs, PGBL and VGBL plans.
Read the Brazil guide →Chile
A new tax treaty, AFP pensions, APV savings and Chilean funds.
Read the Chile guide →China
Social insurance, the housing fund, wealth management products and Chinese companies.
Read the China guide →Colombia
No tax treaty, AFP pensions, cesantías, remote workers and property.
Read the Colombia guide →Costa Rica
Pensionados and remote workers, Costa Rican corporations and the CCSS.
Read the Costa Rica guide →Croatia
Digital nomads, pension funds, local funds and holiday rentals.
Read the Croatia guide →Cyprus
Non-dom investment income, provident funds, the state pension and Cypriot funds.
Read the Cyprus guide →Denmark
The folkepension, labor market pensions, the aktiesparekonto and Danish funds.
Read the Denmark guide →Dominican Republic
Families and retirees, local bank accounts, AFP pensions and property.
Read the Dominican Republic guide →Ecuador
Retirees in Cuenca and beyond, dollar bank accounts, the IESS and property.
Read the Ecuador guide →Greece
Dual citizens and retirees, EFKA pensions, inherited property and the 7% regime.
Read the Greece guide →Hong Kong
MPF and ORSO schemes, local funds and the April tax year.
Read the Hong Kong guide →India
Indian mutual funds, PPF, EPF, NRE and NRO accounts and the April tax year.
Read the India guide →Ireland
Pensions, PRSAs, Irish funds and ETFs, and the State Pension.
Read the Ireland guide →Italy
INPS pensions, TFR, Italian funds and dual citizens.
Read the Italy guide →Malaysia
No tax treaty, the EPF, unit trusts and untaxed foreign income.
Read the Malaysia guide →Malta
The remittance basis, pension schemes, the state pension and Maltese funds.
Read the Malta guide →New Zealand
KiwiSaver, NZ Super, New Zealand funds and the April tax year.
Read the New Zealand guide →Norway
The folketrygd pension, OTP, the aksjesparekonto, Norwegian funds and wealth tax.
Read the Norway guide →Panama
Pensionados, Panamanian corporations, private interest foundations and property.
Read the Panama guide →Philippines
Retirees and veterans, SSS pensions, Pag-IBIG, VUL insurance and local funds.
Read the Philippines guide →Poland
ZUS pensions, PPK, IKE and IKZE accounts and Polish funds.
Read the Poland guide →Portugal
NHR retirees, remote workers, Golden Visa funds and PPRs.
Read the Portugal guide →Saudi Arabia
No tax on salaries, the earned income and housing exclusions, and end-of-service awards.
Read the Saudi Arabia guide →Singapore
CPF, SRS, unit trusts, and no U.S.-Singapore tax treaty.
Read the Singapore guide →South Africa
Retirement funds, the two-pot system, tax-free savings and unit trusts.
Read the South Africa guide →South Korea
Teachers and military families, the National Pension, ISAs and Korean funds.
Read the South Korea guide →Sweden
ISK accounts, occupational pensions, the public pension and Swedish funds.
Read the Sweden guide →Taiwan
No tax treaty yet, the labor pension, savings insurance and Taiwanese funds.
Read the Taiwan guide →UAE
No local income tax, the earned income and housing exclusions, and end-of-service pay.
Read the UAE guide →Vietnam
No tax treaty in force, social insurance, teachers and local funds.
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We work with Americans in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Streamlined procedures work the same wherever you live; what changes is how your local accounts and taxes fit into your U.S. return. Everything is online, so your time zone doesn't matter.
- Local tax returns are used for foreign tax credits.
- Local pensions and investment funds are reviewed for U.S. treatment.
- Tax treaties and social security agreements are checked for your country.
Wherever you are, it's not too late to catch up.
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