American Expats – Time to Pay Up: Tax Man Cometh for Americans Living Abroad

Americans living abroad can expect to feel the scrutiny of the IRS more than they have in the past. As this article from PRweb via Yahoo News points out, the deadline for expats is June 15th.
This quote from Greenback Tax Services provides the reasoning for this additional focus on expats:

“There is a hole of about USD 400 billion in the current US budget,””said David McKeegan, founder of Greenback Tax Services. “The Obama administration thinks that offshore tax abuse costs the US Treasury as much as USD 100 billion each year, and the President has authorized an additional USD 128 million for the 2010 IRS budget. Part of this money will be spent on 800 new IRS agents to try to track down who is filing and paying their taxes from abroad and who is not.”

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American Living Abroad Can Register To Vote Online

Americans that live abroad are also being encouraged to register to vote for the upcoming elections.

VoteFromAbroad.org is managed by Democrats Abroad, while Republicans Abroad offer the opportunity to register at Republicans Abroad Voting League. Registering at either obviously does not require you to vote for a specific party.