Helen Burggraf

American Expat Finance

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Rep. George Holding to discuss his ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London tomorrow

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

Gavel-spotting is new sport for expat Americans in UK, Commonwealth courts

Criticism for second understated response to U.K. lawmaker’s championing of 'accidentals' plight

European Commission publishes updated money-laundering 'blacklist', as U.S. questions methodology

Ex-Deloitte specialists in U.S. biz tax set up new London outpost for corp clients

Appeal predicted, as Canada FATCA trial ends, 'no matter who wins'

Executive jobs in the American expat-focused wealth, tax and citizenship advice industries

American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'

Long-awaited Canada FATCA trial kicks off on Monday, with 'live webcast'

Some HNW Americans reported snapping up Brexit-impacted UK property bargains

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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…
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…
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…

George Holding’s bill: What we know so far
Over the last few months, details have begun to emerge about soon-to-be-introduced legislation aimed at making the U.S. tax regime less unforgiving for the 9 million Americans estimated to live…
American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'
An American citizen living in Israel has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department, challenging a key component of President Trump's December 2017 tax reform…
American small biz owner in EU: ‘Trump’s made it impossible for expats like me to compete outside the U.S.’
Ever since President Trump unveiled his so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just before Christmas in 2017, tax experts familiar with the complex way American expatriates are taxed have been…

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…
Expat eyes back on rumored tax bill-sponsor Holding, as he keeps seat in House
The re-election last week of House of Representatives member George Holding has revived talk about whether he will go through with his rumoured plans to introduce legislation aimed at making…
U.S. Treasury finally cuts expat small-biz owners some GILTI slack
Campaigners for fairer treatment for American citizens abroad are claiming a victory this morning, as news emerged that the U.S. Treasury had finally cut owners of small businesses located abroad…

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Helen Burggraf

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

Gavel-spotting is new sport for expat Americans in UK, Commonwealth courts

Criticism for second understated response to U.K. lawmaker’s championing of 'accidentals' plight

European Commission publishes updated money-laundering 'blacklist', as U.S. questions methodology

Ex-Deloitte specialists in U.S. biz tax set up new London outpost for corp clients

Appeal predicted, as Canada FATCA trial ends, 'no matter who wins'

Executive jobs in the American expat-focused wealth, tax and citizenship advice industries

American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'

Long-awaited Canada FATCA trial kicks off on Monday, with 'live webcast'

Some HNW Americans reported snapping up Brexit-impacted UK property bargains

Tax

Revealed: IRS’s sense of humor

Little-known Irving Berlin song celebrates payment of one’s taxes

IRS seen ramping up penalties on late-filed foreign trusts, CFCs, FBARs in 2019

UK turns down U.S.-born Brit's FATCA FOI request, after Canada, Oz obliged their citizens

Legislation

Rep. George Holding to discuss his ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ bill in London tomorrow

IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate wades into free tax forms issue

Controversial U.S. bill over free tax-filing services seen unlikely to matter much to non-resident taxpayers

U.S. expats in EU: ‘Prepare for PRIIPS and KIDs regs’

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Acronyms

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

Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told

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

George Holding’s bill: What we know so far

American expatriate lawyer sues IRS, U.S. Treasury over 'Transition Tax'

American small biz owner in EU: ‘Trump’s made it impossible for expats like me to compete outside the U.S.’

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

Expat eyes back on rumored tax bill-sponsor Holding, as he keeps seat in House

U.S. Treasury finally cuts expat small-biz owners some GILTI slack

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A renounced ‘accidental’ replies to UK gov’t’s Stride: ‘It’s not that we’re not British, we are – but we're also not really American'