Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

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Schwab closes TD Ameritrade accounts to new business in four overseas jurisdictions

U.S. Senate's Wyden queries Swiss bank over its historic FATCA compliance of billionaire's accounts

Now Lehagre's AAA files 'request for enforcement' with Dutch data protection authority, over FATCA i

InterNations: U.S. expats 'older than the average working expat'; more likely to go abroad 'for love

AARO's Atkinson: 'Let's take advantage of this rare outreach by a member of Congress'

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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U.S. Senate's Wyden queries Swiss bank over its historic FATCA compliance of billionaire's accounts

Schwab closes TD Ameritrade accounts to new business in four overseas jurisdictions

Now Lehagre's AAA files 'request for enforcement' with Dutch data protection authority, over FATCA info transfers

Ass'n of Accidental Americans seeks volunteers for U.S. legal action over citizenship renunciation process

As AAA announces its new legal challenge to go ahead, expats echo its call for renunciation to be made easier

Germany's Kontist/Solarisbank reported to be latest to close its doors to its American account-holders

Ass'n of Accidental Americans to crowd-fund complaint over continued closure of U.S. renunciation facilities

U.S./European group claims EU discriminates by barring 'U.S. Persons' from Covid bonds

PETI petitioner calls on EU to exempt EU-resident 'U.S. persons' from MiFID II/PRIIPs rules

Issue of alleged FATCA-related breaches of EU law poised to move to center stage, as latest PETI petition filed

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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…
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.
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…

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

U.S. Senate's Wyden queries Swiss bank over its historic FATCA compliance of billionaire's accounts

Schwab closes TD Ameritrade accounts to new business in four overseas jurisdictions

Now Lehagre's AAA files 'request for enforcement' with Dutch data protection authority, over FATCA info transfers

Ass'n of Accidental Americans seeks volunteers for U.S. legal action over citizenship renunciation process

As AAA announces its new legal challenge to go ahead, expats echo its call for renunciation to be made easier

Germany's Kontist/Solarisbank reported to be latest to close its doors to its American account-holders

Ass'n of Accidental Americans to crowd-fund complaint over continued closure of U.S. renunciation facilities

U.S./European group claims EU discriminates by barring 'U.S. Persons' from Covid bonds

PETI petitioner calls on EU to exempt EU-resident 'U.S. persons' from MiFID II/PRIIPs rules

Issue of alleged FATCA-related breaches of EU law poised to move to center stage, as latest PETI petition filed

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KPMG UK unveils new tax practice in London for U.S. expats

A brief Bright!Tax Guide: How expats can catch up with their U.S. tax filing obligations

BBC World Service takes a 4th of July look at U.S. 'taxation' and 'representation' of its expats

Switzerland's tax authority again issues reminder on disclosure of U.S.-client account details

Legislation

U.S./European group claims EU discriminates by barring 'U.S. Persons' from Covid bonds

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'

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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

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

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

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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AARO's Atkinson: 'Let's take advantage of this rare outreach by a member of Congress'