Foreign Earned Income Exclusion 2018
The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion 2018 is $104,100. This is a nice increase, up from $102,100 in 2017. If you’re living and working abroad, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is your first…
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Entering the US without a visa on a second passport
The most popular question I get about second passports is: “Where can I get a passport that will allow me to enter the United States and Canada without a visa?” For US persons, it’s, “what…
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5 Reasons Why Dating a Native Speaker is the Best Way to Learn a Language
5 Reasons Why Dating a Native Speaker is the Best Way to Learn a Language. You’re trying hard to learn a foreign language? Good for you! Federico Fellini, the great Italian filmmaker, said…
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Saudi Arabia: “Vision 2030” Making Life Harder for Expats Abroad
Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s largest state and the fifth-largest country in Asia, is home to an estimated 10 million expats…100,000 of which are from the Western world. Despite this…
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A Magical Refuge
This article was published in the Escape Artist Weekly Newsletter on November 20, 2017. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, please click here. There is a magical island where…
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Travel Smart With These 5 Tips For First Time Fiji Travelers
Travel Smart With These 5 Tips For First Time Fiji Travelers Fiji, also known as the “home of happiness,” is an archipelago of 333 picture-perfect islands. It’s situated very close to New…
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Growing up Overseas
Growing up Overseas This week’s column I give over to my oldest daughter Amanda who is 17 years old and quite the young lady. I am especially proud of her recognition of the many blessings we…
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How to setup an offshore digital IRA
Technology is revolutionizing the way we invest, manage our savings, and interact with our bank. Offshore digital IRAs combine the asset protection and privacy of an offshore account with…
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Trump’s tax plan could be a goldmine for offshore businesses!
Trump’s tax plan could be an amazing deal for offshore companies and expats. If you’re already structured offshore, or are a legal resident of a foreign country, Trump’s tax plan could be a…
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International Business Owners Should File Separately
International business owners that will owe money to the IRS at the end of the year should file their taxes separately. If you have maxed out the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, will owe…
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You Can See Yourself Out: Kuwait’s Proposed “Expat Cap”
The small Arab nation on the Persian Gulf, Kuwait, is back in the news again because of a proposed plan that is leaving many in the international community outraged. A few months back, Kuwait…
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Forget Bitcoin – Now You Can Invest in the Future of the Internet of Things (IoT)
Forget Bitcoin – Now You Can Invest in the Future of the Internet of Things (IoT) Imagine that your car could sense when it was running out of gas, and it could direct you towards the…
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