Standard
$119per federal returnUSD
- US and overseas employment income
- Bank interest and ordinary dividends
- Foreign income exclusion, if eligible
US TAXES FOR AMERICANS ABROADUS expat taxes.
US expat taxes.
Made simple.
Answer plain-language questions about your life overseas. We work out the numbers, prepare your federal return, and submit it to the IRS on your behalf.
Eligible 2025 federal returns
From$119per return
ANSWER WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
- Your payslips, no W-2 needed
- Amounts in pounds, euros or dollars
- A spouse who isn’t a US citizen
- Built for Americans abroad
- Questions in plain English
- Review every prepared form
- Starts at $119
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
Six things Americans abroad say again and again.
They come up in every expat tax group, every week. Here is what happens to each one inside the interview.
- “I barely owe anything. Why does filing cost so much?”Living abroad does not automatically remove the need to file, even in a year with little or no US tax. So the price should fit the job: plans start at $119 per federal return, shown before you begin.
- “My taxes are simple, but I’m scared of getting it wrong.”Help beside each question explains what it needs and where to find it on your records. Before you sign, you open the prepared forms and read them.
- “I only have payslips. Where do they go?”The interview asks whether your employer is outside the United States, then asks for that employer’s pay. W-2 details come up only where that form applies.
- “My spouse isn’t American. Now what?”The interview asks about your spouse’s US status. On a separate return, a spouse who is neither a US citizen nor a US resident and has never been issued a US tax number can be left without one.
- “Everything I earn is in pounds or euros.”Most income amounts can be entered in your own currency and are converted at the IRS yearly average rate. A few, such as foreign tax paid, are asked in dollars with a note on which rate applies.
- “I haven’t filed in years. Where do I even start?”A catch-up package under the IRS Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures is prepared separately from the yearly plans.
WHY IT FEELS EASY
It only asks about the life you actually live.
The interview starts from your circumstances and prepares the supported federal forms from your answers. You never copy a figure from one form to the next.
About your year EXAMPLE
Did you live outside the United States at any time during 2025?
Is your employer outside the United States?
Did you pay income tax to another country?
Help right beside the question
It explains what the question needs and, where it applies, where to find it on your own records.
A clear no, before you type a figure
If an answer shows a case we can’t prepare, the interview says so before the income questions. The case is named again when the return is built.
Stop. Come back. Change your mind.
Answers save as you go, and your workspace resumes where you left off. Edit an answer and you build and read an updated return before signing.
PLAIN PRICES
Plain prices, per return.
Three plans, priced per federal return and chosen by how you earn. The plan is the one your forms need, so you see your price when you review your return on screen, before you pay, sign and file. If your answers change and the return then needs a higher plan, you pay only the difference.
Premier
$149per federal returnUSD
- Everything in Standard
- One business each for you and your spouse
- Self-employment tax calculation
Investor
$199per federal returnUSD
- Everything in Premier
- Investment sales, with or without Form 1099-B
- Rental and royalty income, US or foreign
Not included in any plan: state returns (our state check tells you whether a state may expect one, or to check with the state where we have no saved rules), accountant review, personal tax advice and audit defense. FBAR e-filing is $59 per person, and the streamlined catch-up package starts at $699.
BEHIND ON FILING?Missed a few years?
Missed a few years?
Take it one step at a time.
The IRS describes a program for Americans abroad who did not file: the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures. We prepare that package separately from the yearly plans.
- 1
Eligibility first
Your answers are checked against the IRS conditions before anything is created, and a case that does not qualify is refused by name.
- 2
The returns, then the FBARs
The past returns in order, then the earlier FBAR years, then the certification statement.
- 3
Your words, your signature
The certification statement starts from the reasons you choose, in a draft you edit and confirm. You sign it yourself; we record your statement, we do not write it for you.
TAX BREAKS FOR EXPATS
Already paid tax abroad?
It could reduce your US tax bill. We ask what you earned and where you paid tax, then calculate the foreign tax credit for supported cases. Income in another currency is converted at the IRS yearly average rate. A foreign tax converted at the rate on the day you paid it needs your own short explanation, attached before e-filing.
Working overseas may also qualify you to exclude some earnings from US income tax. We ask about your time abroad to check.
Understand the foreign tax credit
Before you dig out every statement.
The interview starts with questions about your situation. If it identifies something we can’t prepare, it tells you before you carry on.
See who it’s forDo I need to know which IRS forms apply to me?
No. The interview begins with everyday questions about your circumstances and uses your answers to prepare the forms. You can review them before moving on.
Which plan fits my income?
Standard is for salary, bank interest, and ordinary dividends. Premier adds an eligible freelance business, one each for you and your spouse, with depreciation and the home office. Investor adds investment sales, rental and royalty income and limited Form 8938 preparation. Check the income and form limits before choosing.
Does this include FBAR or a state return?
Not in the plan price. The plans cover your federal return. We can e-file your FBAR with FinCEN for 59 per person. We do not prepare state returns; our state check tells you whether the state you last lived in may expect one. Limited Form 8938 preparation does not replace FBAR.
Do I have to file if I owe the IRS nothing?
Living abroad does not automatically remove US filing requirements. The IRS says a return is usually required when gross income from worldwide sources meets the filing threshold for your filing status. Whether you must file depends on income, filing status, age and other circumstances; owing no US income tax does not by itself settle that question.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Find out where you stand.
See which returns we can prepare and which plan fits your income.
See who it’s for