US expat tax returns from one CPA, start to finish.
A free 15 minute call. Prefer to write? Send a message.
Form 1040 with the foreign earned income exclusion or foreign tax credit, FBAR and Form 8938, and streamlined filing if you are behind. Clients abroad work with the firm online.
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Americans abroad still file, and one CPA can keep it simple.
US citizens and green card holders file a US return wherever they live. The exclusion, the credit and the foreign account reports interact, and a missed form can cost more than the tax. Alex Sears, CPA, prepares the whole filing himself and explains it in plain English.
Documents go through a secure portal, you sign by e-signature, and calls are booked online at a time that works in your time zone. The scope and fixed fee are set in writing before work starts.
Who this is for
- Americans working abroad on a salary or running a business
- Clients abroad with foreign bank, pension or investment accounts
- Americans behind on US returns or FBARs who want to catch up
- Anyone planning a move abroad or a move back to the US
What's included
- Form 1040 for clients abroad
- Your US return with the foreign earned income exclusion or the foreign tax credit, whichever leaves you better off.
- FBAR and Form 8938
- Foreign account reports prepared with your return, so the balances match across filings.
- Streamlined filing
- Catch-up returns and FBARs under the streamlined procedures for people who are behind.
- Planning for moves
- Timing, state residency and filing questions before you leave or come back.
How it works
Free intro call
A free 15 minute phone call, booked online at a time that suits your time zone.
Written scope
You get a clear fixed-fee proposal before any work begins.
Secure portal
You upload documents to the secure portal and sign by e-signature.
CPA review
Alex prepares and reviews the return and foreign reports together.
Common questions
Have something specific? Send a message.
The streamlined filing procedures let many Americans abroad catch up with three years of returns and six years of FBARs, often without penalties, when the missed filings were not willful. Alex checks whether you qualify first.
Yes. The FBAR and Form 8938, when you need it, are prepared with your return so the account balances match.
Calls are booked online at a time that works for you, and questions are handled by email in between. Documents move through the secure portal.
It depends on your income, the tax you pay abroad and your plans. Alex compares both and explains the choice before filing.
Who you are booking with
- Firm
- Alex Sears CPA LLC
- CPA
- Alex Sears, licensed in Texas. Verify the license with TSBPA
- Office
- Katy, Texas. Clients abroad and in many states work with the firm online.
- Phone
- (832) 677-0085
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Central
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