United Kingdom
US expatriate tax services
Our US tax team offers a wide range of US individual income tax compliance and advisory services. We have a highly experienced US tax team based in London, specialising in US tax matters for expatriates including:
- US federal and state income tax return preparation
- US citizens living and working outside the US
- Foreign nationals residing and working in the US
- Taxation of non-resident aliens
- US residency issues for individuals
- Interaction with UK taxes and UK/US treaty claims
- Compliance with US employment tax and social security withholding obligations
- Foreign bank and asset reporting.
We are ideally placed to manage the complex interaction between UK and US taxes, helping to ease the administrative burden and ensuring that the global tax cost is minimised. Expert, but local, our US tax expertise is welcomed by our many clients.
Our fee for a non-resident US return claiming a refund of withholding taxes is £1000-£1,250 and our fees for resident US tax returns start at £1,500. For more information on our US tax services please click here.
BDO US Tax updates
February 2012 – A number of US tax laws have been newly enacted, extended or expired for the 2011 tax year. As the 2011 tax return filing season begins in earnest, click here for our summary of the issues which may impact on your personal tax position.
January 2012 - The IRS has recently posted the official version of Form 8938 along with instructions on its website. Click here for our flyer which gives guidance on the reporting requirements. You can also download a copy of Form 8938 here.
For more information concerning US individual income tax services provided in the UK, please contact Scott Wickham.