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News & Cases
Event-anchored coverage of court rulings, law changes, and fee changes — dated by the event, not the publish date.
7 ARTICLES · ALL REVIEWED AGAINST PRIMARY SOURCES
US digital asset brokers now report crypto dispositions to the IRS. Expats on foreign platforms won't get a form — the duty to report still exists.
The bill that would end citizenship-based taxation is real, has momentum, and is not law. A periodically updated status page — check the review date.
Reyes made reckless non-filing 'willful.' Sagoo questioned how the IRS imposes FBAR penalties at all. What each ruling means for foreign account holders.
The 2025 tax law looked scary for expats — then most of the scary parts vanished. What changed, what didn't, and the one new tax that arrived in 2026.
The 1% US remittance tax is narrow: most bank, ACH, wire, debit, and credit-card transfers abroad are not affected.
The US renunciation fee dropped 80% to $450 in April 2026 — but renouncing doesn't erase past US tax obligations. What the fee cut does and doesn't change.
A US citizen won a constitutional FBAR penalty ruling but still owed over $12M. What Schwarzbaum means for foreign-account holders.
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