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My situation mirrors yours. I'm an American living in Australia. The FBAR requirements and penalties are completely ridiculous, I couldn't agree more on this p
by ryanackley 14y ago
My situation mirrors yours. I'm an American living in Australia.
The FBAR requirements and penalties are completely ridiculous, I couldn't agree more on this point.
On the issue of the ATO e-tax system, it's not that incredibly awesome. I still use an accountant to maximize my tax refund. Costs me $250. Totally worth it for the additional taxes I save.
For my USA taxes, I use TaxACT. Completely free and that includes one free e-file.
From a practical perspective, this is a complete non-issue. You CAN e-file your taxes easily and for free in the USA, it's just not a service supplied by the government.