As we approach the end of February, and at least calendar wise, just over halfway to the end of the traditional filing season, I thought I'd share some thoughts on how people could make MY life easier when it comes to getting their tax return done and filed. 1) Don't call my cell phone at 7am on a Sunday morning. Or at 7am on any day. Or on Sunday. If you thought you'd just leave a voice mail, send an email. 2) Look at your email account once a day after the preparation ha

As I do a fair amount of individual returns for persons not physically present in the United States, the question invariably comes up, but why does the US tax me? Well I'm not going to debate the merits of US tax law here. Given that in the nearly 30 years I've been a registered voter, and considering that I have in fact voted in every single state and federal election, I can proudly say that the election rates of candidates I have voted ranks in the single digits. I there