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Mar 6, 2017 @ 20:27

I am a US citizen. The tax filing deadline is April 18 (not later, since I made income in the US for some months in 2016, so I think the regular deadline applies for me). Given the intricacies of US tax law for someone with a foreign bank account, money earned overseas, and some money earned in the US, with no exclusion from the healthcare tax (I wasn't overseas for 330 days of 2016), I will need some help filing taxes, I think.

Any advice on tax advisors who are reliable and affordable in Geneva?

Any help or leads appreciated. I found some via Google but I'm not sure how trustworthy they are.

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Any advice on tax advisors who are reliable and affordable in Geneva?

Any help or leads appreciated. I found some via Google but I'm not sure how trustworthy they are.

Justin CMar 6, 2017 @ 20:27

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Mar 7, 2017 @ 08:28

I've used Price Waterhouse Coopers for the past 12 years. Very satisfied with them.

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I've used Price Waterhouse Coopers for the past 12 years. Very satisfied with them.

intlrep1, Mar 7, 2017 @ 08:28

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Mar 9, 2017 @ 11:56

I can refer you to a CPA firm stateside - fee is 1000 USD though. I used them my first year here as I was in a similar situation as you with income on both countries. thry took care of both state and federal and all the banking documents. Filed to the IRS with a cover letter stating it was done by the firm.

let me know if you're interested.

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let me know if you're interested.

CH K, Mar 9, 2017 @ 11:56

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Mar 9, 2017 @ 18:53

https://www.tax-pro.ch

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https://www.tax-pro.ch

Giorgio M, Mar 9, 2017 @ 18:53

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Mar 9, 2017 @ 21:39

I don't have investments or other such (not a wealthy person at all), so I'd be looking for a tax advisor that deals more with recent grads, etc...PwC is probably way above my pay grade for the foreseeable future...

Thanks for the link to tax-pro.ch. I'll contact them and see what their prices are.

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Justin C, Mar 9, 2017 @ 21:39

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Mar 10, 2017 @ 20:08

https://www.tax-pro.ch

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I checked out the site; their rates are a bit too high (in the thousands). I'm looking for rates closet to the hundreds at most.

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I checked out the site; their rates are a bit too high (in the thousands). I'm looking for rates closet to the hundreds at most.

Justin C, Mar 10, 2017 @ 20:08

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Mar 11, 2017 @ 23:12

FYI -the extension is if you are outside the US on filing day, so as long as you are not in the US on April 18 you get the 2 month extension. HOWEVER, you still have to PAY on April 18. If you don't have a lot of investments, deductions, etc... TurboTax can work just fine. but read Publication 54 cover to cover. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf

I think H&R Block has something tailored for expats.

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I think H&R Block has something tailored for expats.

mbgoldst, Mar 11, 2017 @ 23:12

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Mar 13, 2017 @ 09:09

Just submitted our taxes via TurboTax. The tool combined with some reading of a few details on the IRS site should be enough unless you have a complex investment/financial situation. $50 and a few hours of your time.

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Steve Bassler, Mar 13, 2017 @ 09:09

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Mar 14, 2017 @ 22:00

I take it by "tool" you mean the program, and not filing online via the TurboTax website?

I checked out filing for a foreign income exclusion on TurboTax today and found that they didn't have something allowing partial income exclusions (i.e. if I was overseas for part of the tax year last year but not all of it). So I think I will ultimately have to look at options other than TurboTax to sort out the intricacies of the foreign income exclusion. =(

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I take it by "tool" you mean the program, and not filing online via the TurboTax website?

Justin C, Mar 14, 2017 @ 22:00

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Mar 24, 2017 @ 17:24

I used this company twice... Was happy with them:

https://www.greenbacktaxservices.com

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