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Catch-up
9 resources covering catch-up for Americans living or filing abroad.
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22 de septiembre de 2026Owe the IRS While Living Abroad? Payment Plans, Collection, and What Not to Do
Owing the IRS from abroad is a payment problem, not a filing problem. Installment agreements, currently-not-collectible status, passport certification, and how payment fits into a catch-up filing.
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22 de septiembre de 2026Five Years of Missed FBARs: What Actually Happens When You Come Forward
A missed FBAR is a reporting failure, not automatically a tax bill. Here is what five missed years really means, why closed accounts still count, and what the review needs before you file a single year.
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22 de septiembre de 2026Haven't Filed US Taxes in 10+ Years While Living Abroad? Read This Before You File Anything
A decade or more of unfiled U.S. returns is usually several problems wearing one coat. Learn what the IRS can already see, which years may not even have required a return, and why the order you file in matters more than filing fast.
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5 de septiembre de 2026Missed U.S. Tax Filings Abroad? Start With Your Filing History
Organize missing U.S. returns, foreign-account reports and records by year before discussing a suitable catch-up filing scope.
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5 de agosto de 2026Amending a U.S. Tax Return From Abroad: Deadlines and Correction Paths
Filed a U.S. return from abroad and found an error? Learn how Form 1040-X, refund deadlines, international forms, FBAR corrections, notices, and state filings differ.
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5 de agosto de 2026How to Organize a Multi-Year Catch-Up File
A records-first guide to how to organize a multi-year catch-up file, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
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5 de agosto de 2026How to Start a U.S. Tax Return After Years Abroad
A records-first guide to how to start a u.s. tax return after years abroad, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
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5 de agosto de 2026Late FBARs: What to Gather Before Choosing a Path
A records-first guide to late fbars: what to gather before choosing a path, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
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5 de agosto de 2026Missed Foreign Information Returns: What to Inventory
A records-first guide to missed foreign information returns: what to inventory, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.