Browse 3 Gruv blog articles tagged Foreign Assets. Tax filings, invoicing rules, and treaty guidance for cross-border operators.
Start with one decision: are you filing an income tax return for the year? Form 8938 attaches to that return, and this guide is meant to help you handle Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets reporting under FATCA without guesswork. Treat current IRS instructions as something you check live, not as a one-time read, because the Form 8938 materials are updated as needed.
Your move back is a tax timing and documentation project first, and a logistics project second. Make the key tax decisions before you book the flight so your move year stays compliant and predictable. For U.S. citizens, the baseline does not change: worldwide income remains in scope.
Before returning to the U.S., organize foreign income and account records around the dates that matter for the tax return. A transfer date, service date and date income becomes available can fall in different periods.
