The Expat's Guide to US Taxes: 2001/2002 [Paperback]

Jane A. Bruno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2002

This book presents in simple and concise form the complex U.S. tax laws that impact Americans living overseas. The book addresses most of the common tax situations expats encounter, using numerous examples to explain. The appendix contains the federal tax forms most often needed by expats as well as IRS contact numbers and other important information. Also included is a summary of each state's tax laws relating to overseas income.

Editorial Reviews

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Americans living abroad should buy this book which offers clear instruction on the great tax benefits of being an expatriate. -- William Beaver, Editor/Publisher, Overseas Digest

Jane Bruno has performed a service to Americans in writing her book. Her explanations are in language laypersons can follow. -- Dorothy van Schooneveld, former Executive Director, American Citizens Abroad

This is one guidebook no expat should be without! This straight-forward guide answers all your most difficult tax questions. -- Betsy Burlingame, Editor, Expat Exchange

From the Publisher

2002/2003 Update!

A brief update of tax laws and tax changes applying to the 2002 tax year will be included with the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Bruno Expat Tax Services (January 2, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0966286928
• ISBN-13: 978-0966286922
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,992,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Check the IRS' website first, December 13, 2003

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WilMiRe (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Expat's Guide to US Taxes: 2001/2002 (Paperback)

I have been living abroad for several years, and purchased this book when my tax situation became more complicated (i.e. when my income passed the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion). Although the information in the book is helpful, I found that the large majority of what I needed was available on the IRS' website, which is very user-friendly, contains a wealth of valuable information, and most importantly is free.

In particular, IRS Publication 54 "Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad" seemed to answer all of my questions, and there are hundreds of other publications available from the IRS that are very helpful, are written in plain English and contain many useful examples. Of course, if your tax situation is extremely complex, you may need more help, but in that case, you probably will need to seek recourse to a sophisticated tax advisor as opposed to a book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Title? What Title?, March 17, 2000

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C. Pollock (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Expat's Guide to US Taxes: 1999/2000 (Spiral-bound)

This book is an extremely helpful resource for expat tax issues. This subject is very difficult for an individual without a big company taking care of all the details. If I had found this book earlier, it would have saved me dozens of hours scouring the internet for relavent information. Note that this isn't a book to help you figure out the best way to wangle yourself into tax-freedom. You should get this book well before moving, use it to help you plan and then visit a professional - but at least you won't be paying a professional to cover the groundwork.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The writing and organization is excellent, November 1, 2000

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Daniel Ginensky (Bet Shemesh Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Expat's Guide to US Taxes: 1999/2000 (Spiral-bound)

I am an expat, and I found answers to many of my questions in this work book. I am not knowledgable enough in tax law to pass judgement on the quality of the information presented here. Expat tax law is complicated and intricate, involving many special cases which may not apply to you. The work book overcomes this through careful organization of chapters and topics. It is possible to locate topics of interest without having wade through large amounts of unrelated material. I gave this work book the fifth star for it's spiral binding, which makes it much easier to work with.