US Issues News

The US tax system is unique in that it assesses tax liability on citizenship as well as residency. However, the recent Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act first introduced by Rep Darin LaHood aimed to provide a means of no longer participating in the US tax system but maintaining US citizenship while living outside the US. The bill did not...

By Veronica Riffle, AWC Berlin

Your vote is your voice to express your opinion about the best candidates and ballot measures to serve your state and the USA as a whole. Keep on top of any changes that might be happening that could damage your voting rights. Efforts to draw new maps of voting districts for partisan advantage (gerrymandering),

Information from the US Voting Committee details some of the threats to the right of overseas Americans to vote absentee in US elections. The Committee expects those threats to continue through the 2026 midterm elections to the seating of the next Congress in January 2027.

This article lists some of the most recent threats at the state and federal levels. Feeling alarmed...

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by Laureen Scharps, FAWCO Deputy US Liaison

Erin Collins, the US National Taxpayer Advocate, submitted a scathing 2025 Annual Report to Congress which castigates the IRS for the unfair treatment of overseas American taxpayers.¹

The National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent organization within the IRS, is responsible for protecting taxpayer rights, helping taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and proposing...

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by Sarah Surak, AWC Hamburg

Midterm elections occur two years after each presidential election. On November 3, 2026, US citizens at home and abroad will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 33 Senators.

Citizens will also elect non-voting members to the US House from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands...

March 13 update: It has been announced that the Senate will vote on the voter-suppressing "SAVE America" Act next week. Call your senators to express your opposition: see below to find out how.

Papp J. Trump-backed SAVE America Act will get a Senate vote next week, Thune says. CNBC, 12 March 2026. 

You really should have registered to vote/requested a ballot...