Accountants for US and UK — The Non-Dom to FIG Regime Transition (2026 Guide)
Introduction The remittance basis of taxation — the regime that allowed non-domiciled UK residents to shield foreign income and gains from UK tax by keeping them offshore — was abolished from 6 April 2025. Every individual who previously relied on the remittance basis now operates under the new foreign income and gains regime. For US […]
IRS Streamlined Filing Experts — Red Flags and Green Flags When Hiring a Specialist (2026 Guide)
Introduction The market for US expat tax advice in the United Kingdom is fragmented and largely unregulated from the US side. Any adviser can claim to specialize in Streamlined submissions. Not all of them do it well. Choosing the wrong IRS Streamlined Filing Experts can result in an incomplete submission that fails to obtain the […]
US-UK Business Sales and Streamlined Filing
Introduction A US citizen who sells a UK business during a period of non-compliance faces two separate problems simultaneously. The first is the business sale itself — capital gains tax in the UK, capital gains tax in the United States, and their interaction. The second is historical non-compliance — missing returns, missing FBARs, and penalty […]
Streamlined vs Voluntary Disclosure: Which Route?
Introduction Not every American abroad with a filing gap should use the Streamlined program. Some should use the delinquent FBAR submission procedures. Some should use the delinquent return procedures. A small number — those whose non-compliance was wilful — should use the IRS Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Program. Choosing the wrong route has consequences ranging […]
US Tax Amnesty Program for Americans Abroad — The Real Cost of Not Getting Help in 2026
Introduction Most Americans living in the UK who have not filed US tax returns focus on one number: the cost of the specialist adviser. They rarely calculate the other number — the cost of continued non-compliance. The US tax amnesty program for Americans abroad — the IRS Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures — provides a finite […]
US Expat Tax Services — Cross-Border Philanthropy and Charitable Giving (2026 Guide)
Introduction A US citizen living in the UK who wants to support a UK charity faces a problem that most advisers cannot solve: the donation is not deductible on the US federal return. It may not qualify for UK Gift Aid unless the giving structure is correct. Specialist US expat tax services that cover cross-border […]