by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Nov 1, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Tax Planning
After discussing managing US company equity grants and US ESPP purchases, in this third installment around employee equity compensation for globally mobile employees, we’ll turn the table to how to manage foreign company equity compensation as a US taxpayer employee....
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Aug 20, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
In a previous post, I addressed how to manage US company stock options or RSU when your US tax residency or physical location changes. However, I left Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) out of the discussion. The reason is that ESPP requires you to make the decision...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated May 23, 2021 | Published on May 23, 2021 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Tax Planning
We talked a lot about what to do with Federal Tax system when a US tax resident moves away from the US. One other consideration we often forget is that there is another taxing authority in the US – the states. Furthermore, all states plus the District of Columbia have...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Apr 2, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
As promised, in this post we will discuss Roth IRA contribution for US visa holders. This is the second installment of the series to discuss Roth IRA contributions for those with international planning considerations. (Read the first installment on the same topic for...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Feb 26, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Investing, Tax Planning
Over the life of this blog, one of the most popular topics of discussion is Roth IRA contribution for US Expats. Specifically, I have answered a lot of the same questions in different forms around: “Can I make Roth IRA contribution while taking Foreign Earned Income...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Sep 25, 2021 | Published on Aug 14, 2020 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Tax Planning
Many US companies include equity-based compensation as part of the overall employee package. Regardless where the employees are based, they may be rewarded the same US company stocks listed on a US stock exchange. As employees become more globally mobile, increasingly...
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