Tag: Tax Planning

Trusts and Visas

Do I Need A Trust, Especially On A Work Visa?

Should I create a trust for estate planning? This is a question that’s coming up a lot, as trusts have been sold as the answer to everything. In this post, we answer the questions, but we start by helping you understand trusts, what they are, what each of the trusts do.
By the end, you’ll have a good idea of whether you should create a trust or not.

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How to Report Foreign Rental Income on US Taxes

If I own foreign rental property, do I have to include the income when I file my US taxes? The answer is yes, although it depends on your tax residency status. Read the rest of the post for the details on how you go about figuring this out and what to do with your foreign rental income.

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Mastering FIRE Tax Strategies on a Work Visa

Part of being able to successfully implement the FIRE strategy on a work visa is saving or minimizing on taxes.

Having to pay tax penalties because of tax-compliance issues goes against that. In this post, I discuss ways to be tax-compliant with overseas assets and avoid having to pay tax penalties.

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Tax-Loss Harvesting: How To Boost Your Portfolio Gains

Once you start investing, sooner or later, you are going to come accross the term tax-loss harvesting strategy.

In today’s post, I explain what it is, how it works, when it makes sence to practice it, as well how to think about it in a cross-border context.

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