Helen Burggraf

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Helen Burggraf

Helen Burggraf is the editor of the American Expat Financial News Journal, and is based in London. Born on a U.S. Air Force base in Montana, she has spent most of the past 26 years in the U.K., and has also lived and worked in Rome, Italy and New York.

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BREAKING: Assn' of Accident'l Americans responds to State Dept in renunciation fee legal challenge

Setback for FATCA reciprocity advocates in France, as Assembly fails to approve amendment

Looming confrontation seen between U.S. and its FATCA signatories, as 'FATCA II' takes shape in Washington

ProPublica revelations about tax avoidance by America's richest seen to deepen expats' concerns about future

U.S. territory of Guam opens its doors to U.S. expats in search of Covid vaccinations

ACA to Treasury: 'de minimis rule' needed for GILTI and Transition Tax (and btw, RBT is needed too)

NPR report: Expats seek return of stimulus checks 'seized' by Bank of Guam

‘Skybound Wealth’ is new brand in U.S. expat advisory space

As two ex-U.S. ambassadors say it's 'time for Americans abroad to be given their shots,' expats mull limited options

Dems Abroad raises Child Tax Credit questions with U.S. Treasury Secretary, IRS Commissioner

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Congressman Holding to discuss ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London in April
Republican Representative George Holding will discuss his recently-proposed Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad legislation in April, in a public forum for American expats in London that the organizers say they…
'Accidental Americans' group launches 'major' letter-writing campaign targeting Congressional Dems
The Accidental Americans Association, a Paris-based group that campaigns for fairer treatment for those who left the U.S. as babies or never lived there but who say they are nevertheless…
Charles Schwab telling clients in UK, Europe their accounts must move or be transferred by year’s end
(Updated 11/07/2019) Charles Schwab Corp., the San Francisco-based, NYSE-listed financial services giant that is understood to have a significant client base of Americans resident outside of the U.S., has been…

Call for expats to be included in U.S. coronavirus relief efforts, as citizenship-based tax regime faces test
The American Citizens Abroad has called on Congress, the Treasury and the IRS to include Americans who are resident abroad in any formal efforts to help U.S. citizens who have…
UK MP vows to continue speaking out on behalf of ‘accidental Americans’ living in Britain
Preet Kaur Gill, a British Labour Party member of Parliament from the greater Birmingham area, has said she plans to continue asking questions of the UK government on behalf of…
Seven things that surprise Americans about U.K. mortgages, house-buying
One of the most memorable moments of their U.K. house-buying experience, for many American expats, is when someone explains to them what the word “gazumping” means.

Republicans Overseas calls for executive order to help expats ahead of prez election
In what many American expats will hope could at last bring expat issues onto the agenda in the final weeks of the U.S. presidential campaign, the Republicans Overseas has asked…
U.S. finally publishes final 2018 renunciation data
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday finally published the names of the 687 people who officially "chose to expatriate" during the fourth quarter of 2018, amid questions from some expat…
Accidental Americans latest: French banks warn of potential need to close 40,000 accounts
The head of the French Banking Federation has formally warned France's finance minister that the country's banks may be forced to close as many as 40,000 bank accounts by the…

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Helen Burggraf

BREAKING: Assn' of Accident'l Americans responds to State Dept in renunciation fee legal challenge

Setback for FATCA reciprocity advocates in France, as Assembly fails to approve amendment

Looming confrontation seen between U.S. and its FATCA signatories, as 'FATCA II' takes shape in Washington

ProPublica revelations about tax avoidance by America's richest seen to deepen expats' concerns about future

U.S. territory of Guam opens its doors to U.S. expats in search of Covid vaccinations

ACA to Treasury: 'de minimis rule' needed for GILTI and Transition Tax (and btw, RBT is needed too)

NPR report: Expats seek return of stimulus checks 'seized' by Bank of Guam

‘Skybound Wealth’ is new brand in U.S. expat advisory space

As two ex-U.S. ambassadors say it's 'time for Americans abroad to be given their shots,' expats mull limited options

Dems Abroad raises Child Tax Credit questions with U.S. Treasury Secretary, IRS Commissioner

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Setback for FATCA reciprocity advocates in France, as Assembly fails to approve amendment

ACA to Treasury: 'de minimis rule' needed for GILTI and Transition Tax (and btw, RBT is needed too)

ProPublica revelations about tax avoidance by America's richest seen to deepen expats' concerns about future

Treasury unveils plans to 'leverage finance institutions' info to target 'HNWIs' opaque income sources'

Legislation

Senate Finance Committee hearing: Dems unveil plans to overhaul Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Senate Finance Committee to hear today how U.S. int'l tax policy is impacting 'American workers, jobs, investment'

How well do you know your FATCA?

No hoped-for breakthroughs seen to emerge from Tuesday's landmark ECOFIN discussion of FATCA

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Congressman Holding to discuss ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London in April

'Accidental Americans' group launches 'major' letter-writing campaign targeting Congressional Dems

Charles Schwab telling clients in UK, Europe their accounts must move or be transferred by year’s end

Call for expats to be included in U.S. coronavirus relief efforts, as citizenship-based tax regime faces test

UK MP vows to continue speaking out on behalf of ‘accidental Americans’ living in Britain

Seven things that surprise Americans about U.K. mortgages, house-buying

Republicans Overseas calls for executive order to help expats ahead of prez election

U.S. finally publishes final 2018 renunciation data

Accidental Americans latest: French banks warn of potential need to close 40,000 accounts

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The AXFNJ podcast: 'The impact of the proposed Warren Wealth Tax (and how it would interact with FATCA) on Americans abroad'