Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

updated 12:55 PM CET, Dec 11, 2019

Growing FATCA, CRS scrutiny on wealth ownership, transfers between Israel, U.S. and LatAm: Report

AmCham Hong Kong execs denied entry to Macau

BREAKING: Confirmed – Rep. Holding to leave Congress at end of 2020, after reintroducing Tax Fairnes

IRS Assoc Chief Counsel's office reported investigating alleged erroneous Form 3520-A penalties

'Dangerous liaisons': Foreign assets and their U.S. taxpayer nominees

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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AmCham Hong Kong execs denied entry to Macau

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

Hope fading for Holding's 'Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act'

IRS Assoc Chief Counsel's office reported investigating alleged erroneous Form 3520-A penalties

London & Capital names McGlashan CEO, in wake of Freedman's death

You really know you're an American expat when...

Expats cheer as Bloomberg editorial opines: ' Stop treating American expats like tax cheats'

Schwab and TD Ameritrade confirm deal, as Expatland wonders at the implications

Number of U.S.-licensed tax advisers overseas surges: Report

Charles Schwab reported 'near deal for rival TD Ameritrade'

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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…

‘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…
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 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…

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…
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…
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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'Dangerous liaisons': Foreign assets and their U.S. taxpayer nominees

For various reasons, people, including those with U.S. tax obligations, have long taken advantage of the option to use so-called "nominees" to hold legal title to some of their non-U.S...

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Helen Burggraf

AmCham Hong Kong execs denied entry to Macau

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

Hope fading for Holding's 'Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act'

IRS Assoc Chief Counsel's office reported investigating alleged erroneous Form 3520-A penalties

London & Capital names McGlashan CEO, in wake of Freedman's death

You really know you're an American expat when...

Expats cheer as Bloomberg editorial opines: ' Stop treating American expats like tax cheats'

Schwab and TD Ameritrade confirm deal, as Expatland wonders at the implications

Number of U.S.-licensed tax advisers overseas surges: Report

Charles Schwab reported 'near deal for rival TD Ameritrade'

Tax

IRS Assoc Chief Counsel's office reported investigating alleged erroneous Form 3520-A penalties

Richardson, to Canadian radio talk show hostess Danielle Smith: U.S. FATCA info requirements ‘incredibly intrusive’

Canada sent 900,000 financial records to IRS for 2018 tax year: CBC News

Andersen analysis: IRS virtual currency guidance clarifies tax treatment of 'hard forks' and 'airdrops'

Legislation

BREAKING: 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

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

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

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

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

U.S. government report acknowledges problems with FATCA reporting

Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told

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'Dangerous liaisons': Foreign assets and their U.S. taxpayer nominees