I purchased a property with a dwelling on it that was not livable, so I donated the house to be burned down by the local volunteer fire department. They used 160 training hours to practice and burn the house down. Since they are volunteer firemen, am I still able to claim the hours at the national rate of $27.00 per hour as a tax donation?

April 20th, 2024

A Greek resident forms a US LLC for internet sales in the US and internationally. What percentage of the profits will his tax liability be? Will forming the LLC in Delaware assist in tax savings for a small business, or would it be better to form the company in another state? Additionally, how can he handle supplier and shipping issues, and what are the tax implications of using a nominee service or forming a company in a different state for non-US sourced income?

February 18th, 2023

I am a U.S. citizen living in Greece. Is my income from rental properties in Greece taxable in the U.S.?

April 29th, 2023

I moved to Asia in July 2008 to attend university and started working in 2010. I do not pay taxes in the country I live in, so I am wondering how to file taxes in the US. Can I file for foreign earned income exclusion if I don't pay taxes in the country I reside outside of the US? If I set up a rental home in the foreign country since July 2008, can I claim bona fide resident for 2009 and 2010 taxes? Are there any loopholes that would disqualify me? What about the 'Statement to foreign authorities'? Does it matter if I only work 2 months out of the year in which I am filing for? When filling out the 2555ez form for line 1B, do I just put Jan 1st even if I began the stay there the previous year? Do I enter all income even if I received income as a reimbursable, or should I take out the reimbursables and just list the sum of my general salary?

September 6th, 2023

I need to obtain the EIN number for the Estate of Richard Tee who died on July 21, 1993. The Estate exists but I cannot locate the EIN.

May 18th, 2023