About Expatax Guide

The problem we're solving

The United States is one of only two countries on Earth that taxes its citizens on worldwide income regardless of where they live. If you hold a U.S. passport or a green card, the IRS expects an annual tax return — plus information returns (FBAR, FATCA Form 8938) that have five-figure penalties for non-compliance.

The audience for this information — 9 million people — is large, the rules are genuinely complicated, and almost every resource that ranks on Google for these queries is owned by a tax-preparation firm whose business model is to convert readers into paying clients. The result: most expat-tax content reads like a long sales pitch, with the answer to your specific question buried under a "schedule a free consultation" CTA.

Expatax Guide exists to be the educational source that doesn't sell you tax preparation. We write the plain-English explanation, link to the actual IRS forms and publications, and when your situation requires professional help — and many do — we point you toward a credentialed firm we've vetted, not a firm that's paying for the top slot.

What we are

• A long-form editorial site covering U.S. tax obligations of Americans abroad. We launched with 20 in-depth articles and plan to grow to 60+ over the following months.
• An AI advisor that helps you identify which forms apply to your situation, citing IRS forms and our articles. The advisor verifies current numbers against IRS.gov and Treasury sources before answering.
• A curated directory of credentialed tax professionals — CPAs, EAs, and tax attorneys who specialize in Americans abroad — for the readers whose situations require actual filing help. See how we evaluate firms.

What we are NOT

• We are not a tax preparer. We do not accept your specific numbers, prepare returns, file forms on your behalf, or review your filings. Tax preparation requires a PTIN and credentials we do not hold.
• We do not provide personalized tax, legal, or financial advice. Everything on this site is general and educational. Your actual filing should be informed by a credentialed professional who knows your full facts.
• We are not affiliated with the IRS, FinCEN, or any government body. We rely on official IRS publications and Treasury guidance as primary sources, but we are an independent publisher.

How we make money

Two sources, both disclosed:

1. Referral fees from the credentialed tax firms in our directory. When a reader engages a firm via our links, the firm pays us a referral fee. The firms in the directory have been evaluated against the same criteria regardless of payout structure — we don't rank firms by what they pay us. See our editorial standards for the details.
2. Display advertising (planned for once traffic is substantial). When ads run, they will be standard programmatic display from Google AdSense — clearly labeled, served independent of article content, and never confused with editorial recommendations.

We do not sell email lists, do not paywall content, do not run sponsored content masquerading as editorial, and do not accept payment to write favorably about any firm.

Editorial governance

Articles are reviewed and dated. Every article shows its last reviewed date in the byline. We update them when IRS guidance changes, when court rulings affect the analysis, and at least annually for current-year amounts and thresholds. Errors are corrected promptly with a visible note.

See our editorial standards for the full sourcing policy, accuracy commitments, and conflicts-of-interest disclosure.

Contact

Corrections, partnership inquiries, and everything else: support@expatax.guide