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FBAR is a high‑stakes compliance topic for US citizens living abroad. This hub collects practical guidance and a simple calculator to help you understand the $10K threshold concept.

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FBAR calculator — Check whether you cross the $10K threshold.

Checklists11 min read

The Freelancer's Year-End Tax Prep Checklist (US Expat Edition)

Let's be honest about the traditional year-end tax checklist. You download it in January, filled with professional obligation. By February, that obligation has curdled into a low-grade dread. You begin the chaotic scramble, digging through emails for invoices, scrolling through bank statements for receipts, and trying to reconstruct your travel schedule from memory.

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Risk Management10 min read

A Guide to Filing a 'Quiet Disclosure' for Unreported Foreign Accounts

Discovering a potential offshore tax compliance issue can feel like a strategic blind spot—a sudden, unwelcome risk to your carefully constructed career. Your first instinct may be to fix it quickly and quietly. But before you act, you must understand the default path many consider and why, for a global professional, it represents an unacceptable gamble.

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Deep Dives8 min read

A Guide to the 'Foreign Bank Account Reporting' (FBAR) for a US LLC with a foreign owner

You made a savvy business decision to access the U.S. market, and now you face compliance rules that seem disconnected from your reality as a global professional. That feeling of being caught in a paradox is precisely why we developed this framework. This system is designed to replace anxiety with agency, starting not with forms, but with a foundational understanding of *why* this obligation exists. Mastering this "why" transforms the FBAR from a burden into a predictable component of your U.S. business operations.

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Foundational Guides6 min read

What is FinCEN? A Guide for Freelancers and FinTech Users

The sense of unease that accompanies unfamiliar financial regulations is a common experience for elite professionals operating on a global scale. That anxiety, however, can be transformed into agency by focusing on what you can control. For U.S. persons working internationally, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (**FinCEN**), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury, is the primary source of these critical compliance duties.

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How-To Guides9 min read

A Guide to the IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

Unresolved U.S. tax compliance issues are more than a financial problem; they are a strategic liability. For the global professional, the persistent anxiety of unfiled returns or unreported foreign accounts is a drag on performance and a threat to your hard-won assets. It’s time to move from a state of ambiguous fear to one of strategic clarity.

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The Freelancer's Year-End Tax Prep Checklist (US Expat Edition)

A Guide to Filing a 'Quiet Disclosure' for Unreported Foreign Accounts

A Guide to the 'Foreign Bank Account Reporting' (FBAR) for a US LLC with a foreign owner

What is FinCEN? A Guide for Freelancers and FinTech Users

A Guide to the IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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The Freelancer's Year-End Tax Prep Checklist (US Expat Edition)

A Guide to Filing a 'Quiet Disclosure' for Unreported Foreign Accounts

A Guide to the 'Foreign Bank Account Reporting' (FBAR) for a US LLC with a foreign owner

What is FinCEN? A Guide for Freelancers and FinTech Users

A Guide to the IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures