Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

updated 2:47 PM CET, Jan 17, 2020

Dutch Parliament to meet 'accidental Americans' next week, as banks continue freezing accounts

Fresh from DC court triumph, tax lawyer Silver unveils plans for road trip

Belgium minister reveals 'frank' exchange with U.S. ambassador on 'FATCA, accidental Americans'

ACA updates its online tax services directory

Portugal tops latest Int’l Living Global Retirement Index, as LatAm accounts for next five 'best'

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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Dutch Parliament to meet 'accidental Americans' next week, as banks continue freezing accounts

Belgium minister reveals 'frank' exchange with U.S. ambassador on 'FATCA, accidental Americans'

Portugal tops latest Int’l Living Global Retirement Index, as LatAm accounts for next five 'best'

Acting National Taxpayer Advocate calls for IRS 'culture shift' as annual report released

Uproar as some Dutch banks begin freezing accounts of Americans lacking TINs

Dems Abroad unveils list of 12 prez candidates for March primary

SECURE Act: American expats, experts struggle to grasp impact of latest end-of-year Trump bill

French finance minister reassures French banks over FATCA concerns, on eve of TIN reporting deadline

Judge's decision 'clobbered Treasury/IRS' Monte Silver tells Steve Mnuchin, other Treasury officials

U.S. District Court denies IRS effort to get it to dismiss legal Transition Tax challenge – on Xmas Eve

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'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…
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…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to close all but seven of its overseas offices
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it plans to close all but seven of its 23 overseas offices, including those in London, Frankfurt, Rome and Bangkok. This represents…

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…
‘Dem sponsor needed’ for expat tax fairness bill, Rep. Holding tells London gathering
North Carolina representative George Holding told a London gathering of American expats last night that he would press on with his bill aimed at making life easier for Americans living…
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…

U.S. government report acknowledges problems with FATCA reporting
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report released today reveals a range of issues with the 2010 law known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which it noted also contributed…
Breaking: Congressman Holding scrapes through with ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act’
With just hours to go before most of the United States was due to close down for the Christmas holiday, Congressman George Holding today at last delivered a long-anticipated bill…
Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told
Legislation that its proponents say would significantly improve the lot of American expatriates, many of whom have been left reeling by the Trump tax reforms introduced at the end of…

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Helen Burggraf

Dutch Parliament to meet 'accidental Americans' next week, as banks continue freezing accounts

Belgium minister reveals 'frank' exchange with U.S. ambassador on 'FATCA, accidental Americans'

Portugal tops latest Int’l Living Global Retirement Index, as LatAm accounts for next five 'best'

Acting National Taxpayer Advocate calls for IRS 'culture shift' as annual report released

Uproar as some Dutch banks begin freezing accounts of Americans lacking TINs

Dems Abroad unveils list of 12 prez candidates for March primary

SECURE Act: American expats, experts struggle to grasp impact of latest end-of-year Trump bill

French finance minister reassures French banks over FATCA concerns, on eve of TIN reporting deadline

Judge's decision 'clobbered Treasury/IRS' Monte Silver tells Steve Mnuchin, other Treasury officials

U.S. District Court denies IRS effort to get it to dismiss legal Transition Tax challenge – on Xmas Eve

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Fresh from DC court triumph, tax lawyer Silver unveils plans for road trip

Acting National Taxpayer Advocate calls for IRS 'culture shift' as annual report released

U.S. Expat Tax Conference set for later this month in Toronto

SECURE Act: American expats, experts struggle to grasp impact of latest end-of-year Trump bill

Legislation

Confirmed – Rep. Holding to leave Congress at end of 2020, after reintroducing Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act

Now Scottish MP questions UK government about 'recent representations' concerning FATCA

Dems Abroad: Americans Abroad Caucus co-chair Maloney planning to re-introduce two expat-friendly bills

SEC votes 3 to 1 in favor of 'Regulation Best Interest,' as debate over its merits continues

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Acronyms

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

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

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to close all but seven of its overseas offices

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

‘Dem sponsor needed’ for expat tax fairness bill, Rep. Holding tells London gathering

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

U.S. government report acknowledges problems with FATCA reporting

Breaking: Congressman Holding scrapes through with ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act’

Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told

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TAP's Laura Snyder, to all overseas U.S. taxpayers: 'Now's your chance to tell the IRS what needs fixing'