EXPATRIATE TAX SERVICES AND PRICING

We provide best-in-class, expert expatriate tax services at a reasonable price. Let us make this tax year your most hassle-free US expat tax year yet!.

No one loves doing their taxes. With US expat taxes, there’s added frustration in trying to figure out exactly what you can and cannot deduct while overseas, not to mention dealing with an ever-changing US tax code. Leverage Greenback Expat Tax Services’s expertise when you need it most – when you’re far away from home.

Standard expatriate tax services:

• US Federal Tax Return Preparation – Our expat-expert accountants have decades of experience with expatriate tax returns. Cost: $349 including ALL schedules and forms.
• State Tax Return – We will advise you if you need to file a State return (depends on which State you most recently resided in) and can prepare the return if need be. Most expats don’t need to file a State return. Cost: $129 (again, all inclusive)
• Small Business Tax Return – If you own a small business, have significant rental property holdings or are self-employed and are living abroad, our accountants can also do your Small Business Tax Returns. Cost: $349 (again, all inclusive)
• Consultation- If you have a specific question and you just want to talk it through, we can arrange a consultation for you. We only charge $59 per 30 minutes.
• If there are any expatriate tax services you require assistance with that aren’t listed above, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Have you fallen behind with your taxes? Need to catch up?

You’re not alone! One of our expatriate tax services specialties is helping customers who are delinquent filers get compliant with the IRS. For those customers who need to catch up on their US expat taxes and need to file previous years returns to become compliant, we charge $279 per past due return.

How do you keep your prices so low?

A question we often get… how do you keep the prices for your expatriate tax services so reasonable? First, we have a loyal customer base that comes back to us each year. We are fortunate that they refer their American expat friends too!  Second, we spend money only where it matters- and we don’t think fancy offices and padded expense accounts are where it matters.

How do your expatriate tax services work in practice? What is the process?

Although we don’t usually meet with our customers face to face (we are all over the world and so are you!), we don’t believe we have to sacrifice getting to know our customers personally and keeping their data secure.

Here is a brief overview of how our expatriate tax services work. Obviously, there will be lots of situations where we work differently to accommodate a particular individual’s circumstance.

• As soon as you decide to work with us and engage us to prepare your tax return, one of the accountants on the team will contact you straight away and speak with you about what expatriate tax services you require (for ex: do you need to catch up on multiple years of returns? does your State require you to file? etc).  Since the entire team has extensive experience with US expat tax preparation, we match you up to your accountant based on availability. Your accountant will get in touch with you initially via email as this is the easiest way to communicate across time zones.
• At the same time, we will setup a profile for you online in our secure sharefile system and then upload a documents checklist and a tax questionnaire to speed up the process and keep everything organized. There is always a lot of information required to file US expat taxes correctly, but we have tried to keep the balance between asking you for all the right information while not making you do all the work! So, for example, the form will ask you all about your different sources of income and expenses, but you can upload copies of your statements rather than inputting the data on the form if you prefer. Also we won’t ask you to do any calculations regarding exchange rates or any of that- that is our job!
• Once you have uploaded your documents your accountant will begin preparing your tax return. Your accountant will contact you directly if there is any additional information needed or in the case of additional questions. Of course, if you have any questions you can contact your accountant directly.
• In most cases, we can send you a draft return within a week of receiving your tax information.  If you have an urgent case we can provide a faster service, so please clarify that when you contact us and we will do our best to accommodate.
• After your expatriate tax return is complete, we will upload a draft of your tax return (again to your secure folder) for you to review and give you an opportunity to ask your accountant any additional questions you may have. At the same time as you receive your return, you will also receive an invoice from us. We accept Visa, MasterCard and AmericanExpress.  Payment is due five days after the delivery of your draft return and invoice.
• At this point, it is up to you to review your draft return in detail, ask your accountant to clarify any questions you may have, and make sure that there are no more changes to be made to the return.  We’re happy to clarify anything you have a question about. Once you have confirmed that you are happy with your return and paid the invoice for your expatriate tax services, we will upload your final expatriate tax return to your secure file for your records. In most cases, we will be able to e-file the return on your behalf, although there are some cases where the IRS won’t allow e-filing (if that applies to you, your accountant will help you with instructions for how you can mail your return in to the IRS).

Comparing our expatriate tax services pricing to other providers? Make sure you check the details. Most expatriate tax services companies have a standard “starting” rate for their expatriate tax services that increases with each form and schedule you need to do.  That will just leave you open to hidden fees and a huge bill at the end of the process.

We’re really proud of the quality of the expatriate tax services we provide to our customers and promise you won’t be disappointed!  If for any reason our services does not meet your expectations, we offer a full 30 day money back guarantee.  Head on over to our case studies section to learn about what our current customers love about our expatriate tax services.