Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

updated 11:02 AM CEST, Oct 17, 2021

Bloomberg Editorial Board: FATCA enabling U.S. to be 'hypocrite on international financial crime'

Democrats Abroad joins RBT Coalition, to add its weight to organization's lobbying efforts

Expats see potential in launch of third parties in U.S. politics

FATCA critics warn lawmakers over plan to compel U.S. banks to report Stateside clients' account dat

AARO expat survey: U.S. expats struggle even more than folks back home to save for retirement

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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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

Dems Abroad Thailand: U.S. expat vets may get vaccines via their local 'VFW or American Legion' posts

Accidental Americans respond to U.S. Gov't's arguments in 'astronomical' renunciation fee lawsuit latest

UK-based wealth platform Nutmeg reported closing doors to American clients, in wake of JP Morgan buyout news

Americans Abroad Caucus chair Maloney to hold online 'Town Hall' for expats next month

Coutts & Co., MASECO and Mishcon de Reya among the world's 4,070-plus B Corp brands (and counting)

Ex-State Dept., Citi exec Paul Bagatelas to head Coutts int'l operations

Q2 renunciation numbers appear to rise, even as appointments to begin the process remain elusive

State Dept. reiterates U.S. policy not 'to distribute Covid vaccines to Americans overseas'

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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

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

Dems Abroad Thailand: U.S. expat vets may get vaccines via their local 'VFW or American Legion' posts

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UK-based wealth platform Nutmeg reported closing doors to American clients, in wake of JP Morgan buyout news

Americans Abroad Caucus chair Maloney to hold online 'Town Hall' for expats next month

Coutts & Co., MASECO and Mishcon de Reya among the world's 4,070-plus B Corp brands (and counting)

Ex-State Dept., Citi exec Paul Bagatelas to head Coutts int'l operations

Q2 renunciation numbers appear to rise, even as appointments to begin the process remain elusive

State Dept. reiterates U.S. policy not 'to distribute Covid vaccines to Americans overseas'

Tax

Uncle Sam Reminds YOU: Tax Day for expats who got extensions is Oct. 15

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

Legislation

Four House members urge Ways & Means to consider 'simplified tax form for expats' as ACA holds out for RBT

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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