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The US Expat Tax Checklist
Free 5-minute guide for Americans living abroad — the deadlines, thresholds, and elections that decide what you keep. Updated for the 2026 filing season.
What's inside:
- The FEIE: how to keep up to $132,900 of 2026 income out of US tax ($265,800 married filing jointly) — and when the Foreign Tax Credit beats it
- The 2026 deadline calendar for Americans abroad — the June 15 automatic extension, the FBAR's separate October date, and the state dates nobody tells you about
- The exact FBAR + Form 8938 thresholds — and which foreign accounts count toward them
- How California and other sticky states decide you still owe them — and the domicile checklist to leave cleanly
- Making estimated payments from abroad without a US bank headache
- The 3 filing mistakes that trigger $10,000+ penalties even when you owe zero tax
Prepared by Sabih Shafi, Enrolled Agent — federally licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Featured in VoyageLA's "Hidden Gems."
100% FREE — NO COST, NO CARD
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The cost of getting it wrong
These aren't scare numbers — they're the actual penalty amounts in the law, and most of them apply even when you owe zero tax:
- Miss the FBAR? Up to $10,000 per year for a non-willful miss — and if the IRS decides it was willful, the greater of $100,000 or half the account balance.
- Skip Form 8938? $10,000 — and up to $50,000 more if you don't respond after the IRS writes to you.
- File your return late with a balance due? 5% per month, up to 25% — plus interest.
Behind on a year — or several? Don't panic, and don't call the IRS first. There are IRS catch-up programs designed for Americans abroad, and they work best before the IRS contacts you.
- 1. Get the Blueprint below — it maps exactly where you stand.
- 2. Then book the free 20-minute review — bring your questions, leave with a plan.
Why All State Tax Resolution?
All State Tax Resolution Inc is a Los Angeles tax firm founded by Sabih Shafi, Enrolled Agent. We represent taxpayers before the IRS every day — audits, back taxes, penalty cases, and the specialized filings that come with living outside the United States.
- You work directly with a federally licensed Enrolled Agent — not a call center, not a seasonal preparer
- We live this too: based between Los Angeles and Latin America, we file the same expat forms we prepare for clients
- Featured in VoyageLA's "Hidden Gems" series
- Flat, quoted pricing before any engagement — you approve the number first
Or call / text (323) 900-0305 — replies go straight to us.
💬 Message us on WhatsApp — best for international numbers.
