Claim treaty position to be taxed as resident of only ONE country, halving your compliance.
US has bilateral tax treaties with 60+ countries. Dual-residents can apply Article 4 tie-breaker rules (permanent home, center of vital interests, habitual abode, citizenship) to be treated as resident of only ONE country for treaty purposes. File Form 8833 to claim. Prevents double taxation, allows use of treaty rates on interest/dividends/royalties.
Click Generate advisory deep dive for mechanics, IRC citations, a step-by-step execution plan, a worked numeric example on your profile, costs, risks, and this-week actions.
Exclude ~$130K/yr of foreign-earned income + housing exclusion — bona fide resident or 330-day test.
Dollar-for-dollar credit for foreign income taxes paid — no cap, no phase-out.
US shareholder of CFC elects corporate rates + FTC on GILTI, cutting rate from 37% to ~21%.
Establish residency in a 0-tax or territorial-tax country to escape US state tax + optimize CFC.
HSBC Expat, America Mortgages, Waltz, MBanc — 30-yr fixed US real estate loans for non-residents.
Non-US jurisdictions with no recognition of foreign judgments — bulletproof asset protection.
Non-resident aliens can own a US LLC, do US business, and pay $0 US tax if properly structured.
Second passport / residency via investment (Portugal, Malta, Greece, Caribbean, UAE, Panama).