Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
IRS extends deadline for reporting offshore account information
If you're working overseas and maintain a foreign bank account, this may apply to you. On September 21, 2009, the IRS announced a one-time extension of the September 23, 2009 deadline for special voluntary disclosures by taxpayers with unreported income from hidden offshore accounts. Taxpayers now have until October 15, 2009. There will be no further extensions.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Combat-zone job can have tax implications
IRS tax specialist Jesse Weller addresses a question on the tax implications for civilians who work in overseas combat zones.
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Defense Base Act Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage: A Guide for U.S. Contractors in Iraq
This document was prepared by the US Department of Commerce and has some useful information for understanding the basic of the DBA.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Tangiers International Expands Regional Medical Coverage to Baghdad, Iraq
Tangiers International Ltd., a global provider of Insurance Support Services, announces the opening of Medical Support Services and facilities in Baghdad, Iraq for contractors covered under the Defense Base Act.
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
President Bush closes defense contractor tax loophole
President Bush on Tuesday shut a loophole that defense contractors had been using to avoid paying millions of dollars in payroll taxes. Bush signed into law the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act. Included in the legislation is a provision that would treat foreign subsidiaries of U.S. government contractors as American employers. That means they now have to pay the taxes that finance Social Security and Medicare programs.
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Security-Cleared Defense Industry Workers Report 6% Increase In Average Salaries
ClearanceJobs.com, the leading Internet-based job board for professionals with active U.S. government security clearances, announced the results of its annual Security Clearance Jobs Salary Survey. According to the survey, cleared defense industry workers reported average nationwide salaries of $72,803, 6 percent higher than the 2007 published results of $68,139.
Monday, June 9, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Pentagon program gouging taxpayers, panel says
A poorly run Pentagon program for providing workman's compensation for civilian employees in Iraq and Afghanistan has allowed defense contractors and insurance companies to gouge American taxpayers, a House committee said yesterday.
Friday, May 16, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Insurance? What insurance?
U.S. employers are required to provide limited insurance to all employees in war zones under the Defense Base Act. And in reality getting benefits out of insurers is as hard, if not harder, than it is for former servicemen and women to get what they are entitled to from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Zurich Now Offers Defense Base Act Workers’ Compensation for Federal Contractors Working Outside U.S.
Zurich, one of the world’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, today announced that it now offers Defense Base Act (DBA) workers’ compensation coverage for employees of federal contractors who are working outside the country on military bases, overseas public works projects or similar contracts funded by the U.S. federal government.
Monday, April 21, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
No gravy train for PMC grunts
The popular belief that there is a huge disparity between what U.S. private security contractors and military personnel are paid has been exposed as a myth yet again.
Saturday, March 29, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
The Myth of the Pay Gap Between Soldiers and Contractors
The pay gap concerns the belief that private contractors are being paid vastly more than regular military forces. This supposedly creates low morale and jealousy in the ranks of the regular armed forces and causes friction between them.
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
How To Call Home From Outside The U.S.
Excellent advice about the options available for calling the United States from overseas. The best way to phone home depends on several factors: your current phone and carrier, your destination, your budget, and the amount of effort you're willing to invest.
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
New Web Site Designed for Those Needing Medical, Life, Disability and Other Special Risk Insurance Needs Worldwide
“We cater to a large demographic of clients up to and including independent contractors that are helping in the Iraq & Afghanistan reconstruction,” states Derek Patterson, CEO & Founder.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Dollar a downer for American expatriates
Americans visiting Europe for a short vacation may be feeling pinched by the weak dollar, but U.S. citizens relocating or retiring overseas are feeling something more akin to a shark bite.
Friday, December 14, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
How to get your free credit report while overseas
If you’re an American serving outside the United States, don’t plan on going online to get your congressionally mandated free annual credit report.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Blackwater provides information on employment status of contractors
Chairman Waxman has released a new thirteen page letter alleging that Blackwater cannot treat its personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan as "independent contractors," and contends that they must be treated as employees for IRS purposes. The Chairman's contention is incorrect.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Extension of Deadlines - Combat Zone Service
These items offer guidance on the tax relief provided for U.S. military and support personnel involved in military operations in a combat zone.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Non-Filers of US Tax Returns: How to Remedy the Situation (And Get Back on Good Terms with the IRS)
Most Americans working overseas are aware that $85,700 (in 2007) of foreign earned income can be excluded from US tax if certain residency requirements are met. It may not be so obvious, however, that every year a federal tax return should be filed reporting that income.
Monday, October 15, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Overseas Exemption Should Increase For 2008
Americans working abroad may be able to shield more of their pay from US taxes next year.
Friday, September 28, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Contractors from battle zones may face insurer fight
A Los Angeles Times investigation of the taxpayer-financed insurance system, based on reviews of scores of cases, has found a pattern of repeatedly blocked claims for treatment of psychological injuries sustained by civilian workers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sunday, June 17, 2007