In this Podcast Jeff Steiner talks with Barron Harper of Barron's International Tax Service. Barron specializes in helping expat Americans deal with their tax reporting. You can find out more about Barron's services on his website - www.taxbarron.com.
This is Barron's second visit to the Americans in France Podcast, his first visit is here.
This Podcast focused on tax issues related to expat Americans for the 2012 tax year.
Questions asked:
Who has to file a US tax return?
What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?
What is the USD/EUR exchange rate for 2012?
Forms to use?
Is e-file possible?
What are FBAR and FATCA and who has to file them?
What is the deadline?
Is it possible to be taxed twice?
What happens if I'm Self-Employed?
How do I get back in the system?
File taxes for US states?
Useful links:
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Yearly Average Currency Exchange Rates
Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)