Americans Abroad
Do Americans Living Abroad Still File U.S. Tax Returns?
Living overseas rarely ends U.S. filing obligations. Here is what continues, what relief exists, and what people most often overlook.
Serving clients across the United States and around the world.
U.S. Tax Expertise for a World Without Borders
International tax compliance, strategic planning, and business advisory for Americans abroad, foreign individuals in the U.S., and closely held businesses with complex financial lives.
Free initial consultation · Affordable fee structures · English and Spanish service
- 10+ Years of Professional Experience
- U.S. and International Tax Focus
- Individuals and Closely Held Businesses
- Serving Clients Nationwide and Abroad
- English and Spanish Service
Who We Help
Who We Help
U.S. tax compliance and strategic planning for globally connected individuals and closely held businesses.
Americans Abroad
U.S. citizens and residents generally remain subject to U.S. tax and reporting requirements even while living abroad. We help coordinate foreign income, foreign tax credits, exclusions, bank-account reporting, foreign investments, and business ownership.
Learn more →Foreign Individuals in the United States
Moving to, investing in, or conducting business in the United States can create important tax consequences. We help clients understand their U.S. filing obligations and plan their transition carefully.
Learn more →Internationally Connected Families
Foreign accounts, investments, companies, trusts, gifts, and inheritances can create reporting obligations even when little or no additional U.S. tax is due. We help clients identify and address those requirements.
Learn more →Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
We help closely held businesses coordinate entity structure, accounting, payroll, tax compliance, and proactive planning so that business and personal tax decisions work together.
Learn more →Services
How We Work With Clients
Each engagement is scoped to the facts, the filings involved, and the decisions ahead.
- International Individual Tax
- Foreign Asset and Information Reporting
- Foreign-Owned U.S. Businesses
- Business Tax Compliance
- Tax Planning and Minimization
- Entity Selection and Restructuring
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Payroll and Reasonable Compensation
- State and Local Tax
- IRS Notices and Filing Corrections
International
International Activity Requires More Than a Tax Return
Foreign income, bank accounts, companies, investments, trusts, gifts, and inheritances may trigger specialized U.S. filings. These requirements can apply even when no additional U.S. tax is due. We help clients evaluate their complete international profile, prepare the required disclosures, and reduce the risk of missed filings and significant penalties.
Matters we regularly address
- Foreign bank and financial accounts
- Foreign corporations and partnerships
- Foreign disregarded entities
- Foreign investments and investment funds
- Foreign trusts, gifts, and inheritances
- Foreign earned income
- Foreign tax credits
- U.S. residency and relocation
- Expatriate tax compliance
- Delinquent or corrected international filings
Forms and reporting that may apply
- FBAR / FinCEN Form 114
- Form 8938
- Form 5471
- Form 5472
- Form 8865
- Form 8858
- Forms 3520 and 3520-A
- Form 8621
- Forms 1116 and 2555
- Form 8833
- Form 1040-NR
The forms that actually apply depend on each client's facts and circumstances. This list is illustrative, not a determination of your filing obligations.
International tax services →Planning
Tax Planning Should Happen Before the Transaction
Tax preparation reports what has already happened. Tax planning evaluates important decisions before they become irreversible. We work with individuals and business owners throughout the year to identify opportunities, model alternatives, and implement strategies supported by the tax law and appropriate documentation.
Planning areas
- Entity selection and restructuring
- S corporation planning
- Owner compensation
- Retirement-plan opportunities
- Timing of income and deductions
- Business acquisitions and sales
- Real estate tax considerations
- Multistate residency and sourcing
- International relocation
- Foreign tax credit planning
- Business succession and exit planning
- Estimated-tax planning
- Coordination of business and personal taxes
Tax minimization means legally reducing unnecessary tax — using the deductions, credits, elections, structures, and timing the law provides, supported by documentation. It does not mean evading tax obligations, and no particular tax result is guaranteed.
Request a Tax Planning ReviewProtect What You Are Building
Financial protection begins with sound structure, accurate reporting, proper separation of business and personal activity, and decisions made before problems arise. We help clients identify tax and compliance risks, strengthen financial processes, and coordinate with legal, investment, insurance, and other professionals when specialized advice is required.
- Entity and ownership-structure review
- Business and personal financial separation
- Compliance-calendar management
- Documentation of related-party transactions
- Reasonable-compensation planning
- Tax-risk identification
- Internal accounting controls
- Coordination with qualified attorneys for legal asset-protection and estate-planning matters
Chirino USA Accountants & Advisors P.A. does not provide legal advice. Legal structures and asset-protection strategies should be reviewed and implemented with a qualified attorney.
Why Chirino USA
Why Clients Choose Our Firm
Specialized Knowledge
International reporting and business taxation require specialized knowledge beyond ordinary return preparation.
Direct Access
Clients receive attentive service and direct communication regarding important tax and business matters.
Integrated Perspective
We evaluate how business, personal, domestic, and international tax considerations affect one another.
Proactive Approach
We emphasize planning, early identification of issues, and practical recommendations — not simply preparing forms after year-end.
Clear Communication
We explain complex requirements in understandable terms and provide clients with clear next steps.
Process
How an Engagement Works
- 01
Initial Consultation
We discuss your background, objectives, business activity, and international connections.
- 02
Information Review
We identify the tax returns, disclosures, records, and planning matters relevant to your situation.
- 03
Scope and Recommendations
We provide a defined scope of work, professional fees, and recommended next steps.
- 04
Implementation and Ongoing Support
We complete the agreed work and remain available for continuing compliance and advisory needs.
Specialized Advice for Important Financial Decisions
Our services are best suited for individuals and businesses seeking careful analysis, responsive service, and a long-term advisory relationship. Professional fees are based on the complexity, responsibility, and scope of each engagement.
Schedule a Free ConsultationInsights
Tax Insights
Plain-language explanations of the rules that most often affect globally connected taxpayers.
Foreign Asset Reporting
Foreign Bank Accounts: Understanding FBAR and Form 8938
Two overlapping disclosures, two different rulebooks. How to tell which one applies to your accounts — and often, why both do.
Foreign-Owned Businesses
What Foreign Owners of U.S. LLCs Need to Know About Form 5472
A U.S. LLC with a single foreign owner can have a federal filing obligation even with no income, no profit, and no customers.
Client Perspectives
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Our office
Chirino USA Accountants & Advisors P.A.
14261 Commerce Way, Ste 103
Miami Lakes, FL 33016
Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET (by appointment)
Complex Tax Matters Deserve a Clear Strategy
Whether you are expanding internationally, moving to the United States, living abroad, or growing a closely held business, we can help you understand your obligations and evaluate your opportunities.