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FATCA
16 resources covering fatca for Americans living or filing abroad.
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5. August 2026Dual Citizenship Tax Filing: A U.S. Return and Records Guide
A records-first guide to U.S. filing thresholds, worldwide income, foreign tax, treaty limits, accounts, pensions, investments, entities, and prior returns for dual citizens.
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5. August 2026IRS Notices for Expats: CP2000, FATCA Letters
Received a CP2000, foreign-account question, or FATCA-related letter while abroad? Learn how to classify the notice, preserve the deadline, reconcile the records, and respond within scope.
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3. August 2026Accidental Americans and Streamlined Filing
How accidental Americans can assess non-willful catch-up filing, Form 14653, foreign accounts, and the records needed before certifying compliance.
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3. August 2026FATCA and Cryptocurrency Reporting for Americans Abroad
Understand how foreign exchanges, custodial accounts, private wallets, and crypto income fit into the Form 8938 review without confusing FATCA with FBAR rules.
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3. August 2026FATCA Foreign Asset Reporting for Americans Abroad
Understand which foreign assets may fall within Form 8938, how FATCA differs from FBAR, and how to build a complete asset inventory before filing.
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3. August 2026FATCA Letter From Your Bank: What U.S. Account Holders Abroad Should Check
A foreign bank asks for a W-9, W-8, SSN, or U.S. tax details? Learn what a FATCA-related request may mean and how to separate bank certification from your U.S. filing obligations.
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3. August 2026FATCA Penalties for Form 8938 Noncompliance
Learn how Form 8938 penalties work, why they are separate from FBAR penalties, and what to document before responding to a missing-form problem.
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3. August 2026When a Foreign Bank Refuses an Accidental American
Why foreign banks ask for U.S. tax status, what FATCA documentation does and does not prove, and how an accidental American should organize a response.
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3. August 2026Form 8938 Thresholds for Americans Living Abroad
Learn when Americans abroad may need Form 8938, how the foreign-resident thresholds work, what assets are included, and why Form 8938 is separate from the FBAR.
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3. August 2026Green Card Holders Abroad: FBAR and FATCA Reporting
How lawful permanent residents living abroad should review foreign accounts and assets for FBAR and Form 8938 without confusing the two forms.
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3. August 2026Green Card Holders Abroad: Special Rules
What lawful permanent residents living abroad should review for worldwide income, foreign accounts, FEIE, foreign tax credits, and prior-year compliance.
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3. August 2026Can the IRS Find Me Abroad? International Tax Notices Explained
How the IRS and foreign financial-information systems can connect a U.S. person abroad to a tax return, and what to do when a notice arrives.
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31. Juli 2026Accidental American Tax Filing Requirements: FBAR, FATCA, and Catch-Up Options
Use this accidental-American tax filing checklist to separate FBAR, FATCA, income-tax, and catch-up requirements before considering renunciation.
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31. Juli 2026What Is an Accidental American?
Accidental Americans are born in the US to foreign parents or born abroad to US parents. Learn why they face FATCA bank problems, filing obligations, and renunciation options.
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9. Februar 2026FATCA Requirements for Americans Abroad: 2026 Guide
Form 8938 can require Americans abroad to report specified foreign financial assets when the applicable filing threshold is exceeded. Learn how the foreign-resident thresholds, asset rules, and FBAR differences work.
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9. Februar 2026FBAR vs FATCA: Differences & Do You Need Both?
FBAR and FATCA are separate U.S. reporting systems. FBAR tests reportable foreign financial accounts; FATCA (Form 8938) tests specified foreign financial assets. Learn how they differ and where the full comparison lives.