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Working Overseas : Money & Taxes

Updated From Kuwait (almost daily, since Jan. '05) ...

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

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Contractor Insurance and the Defense Base Act
For the families of the contractors who have been injured, kidnapped or killed as a result of simply doing their jobs, there's a much more pressing concern than public opinion: insurance.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
New Tax Update Information For Your 2006 Filing
Some concrete examples of how the changes in the tax laws affecting overseas Americans will influence your 2006 tax returns as well as practical tips for filing.
Monday, March 19, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
IRS to Waive Estimated Tax Penalty for U.S. Citizens or Residents Living and Working Abroad
The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have released guidance on the estimated tax penalty for citizens or residents of the United States living and working abroad.
Monday, March 5, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
What's New in IRS Publication 54 for Tax Year 2006
Publication 54 (2006), Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, has some important changes for Americans working overseas.
Monday, January 15, 2007

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Iraq contracts burden taxpayers
Roughly 100,000 private contractors work for the U.S. government in Iraq, and every one of them must be insured against getting killed or hurt on the job. Given the dangers of war, insuring the contractors would seem to be an underwriter's nightmare. But it's not. U.S. taxpayers pay the premiums to insurance companies for these contractors. When the contractors are killed or injured in war, taxpayers pay the benefits, too.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Updated: New taxes await non-military taxpayers working overseas
As a non-military U.S. taxpayer working in Iraq, you might be able to dodge the bullets, but you won’t be able to dodge the taxman, warns an online tax preparation software company.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Housing Costs Exclusion—Developments from the Department of Treasury
Recent changes to the housing exclusion rules for Americans living overseas may affect you if you are in Turkey or Kuwait.
Saturday, October 28, 2006