| Do you know that when you are a US citizen, | | | | specialists that provide this service to expatriates. |
| and you work abroad you will be taxed by IRS? | | | | They could be lawyers, CPA or former IRS |
| You can either work as far as Australia and as | | | | employees, all of them may help get you a tax |
| near as Canada, IRS will still haunt you. You are | | | | debt relief. |
| called an expatriate; you work abroad but still | | | | Of course you don’t have to hire them at |
| oblige to pay taxes at home. If you didn’t | | | | the same time. You could start with a CPA or to |
| know this fact, your tax debts might be | | | | a former IRS employee. Which ever you choose, |
| mounting, and you will need a tax debt relief. | | | | they will help compute your actual tax payables |
| Supposed to be taxes is withheld from your | | | | for the last 2 to 3 years. You might be surprised |
| monthly income, but because you work abroad, | | | | to see that your actual income didn’t reach |
| this isn’t done. While at the same time, your | | | | to the bracket that compels for taxes. |
| ignorance to this fact resulted to non filing of | | | | Remember that you’re still entitled to claim |
| income tax return. However, then eventually, IRS | | | | for tax credits. If you have kids or as head of |
| will find you. A succession of non-payment of | | | | the family, certain tax credits will apply to you. |
| taxes will surely be noticed by them. | | | | This means that from your taxable income, |
| If IRS notices your nonpayment of taxes after 2 | | | | deductions due to tax credits might still help to |
| to 3 years, eventually they will know where, and | | | | lower your tax dues. Eventually, after through |
| what you’d been doing. US embassies | | | | computation, and a tax debt surface, you can |
| everywhere can be efficient in finding you, so IRS | | | | apply for tax debt relief. |
| can send its notice of your tax debts. For all you | | | | If the amount is too significant, you can apply for |
| know a notice of tax lien has already been | | | | an offer in compromise. IRS may grant this since |
| delivered to your home address. | | | | you are willing to pay, rather than send you to jail. |
| Now, if you are an expatriate, you need to know | | | | There are other tax debt relief options that you |
| that ignorance to tax laws will not bail you out. | | | | can apply. However, only one will be granted. And |
| And the first thing that you should do is find | | | | this "one" will already suffice than nothing at all. |
| someone who can help. There are plenty of tax | | | | |