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Call to Action: Save the US Postal Service and its Role in the US Democratic Process

Mary Stewart Burgher Voting From Overseas 22 August 2020

The Crisis

The extended and increasing delays in mail delivery in the United States, as a result of changes to procedures and removal and dismantling of equipment ordered by the newly appointed Postmaster General of the US Postal Service, have received wide international coverage (1). These delays imperil not only businesses and the American people, who depend on USPS for...

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Voting in 2020 – Overcoming Every Obstacle

Mary Stewart Burgher Voting From Overseas 17 August 2020

COVID-19 and other factors seem to be making it extra hard for overseas voters to take part in the 2020 US elections. But we will overcome them all to exercise our right to vote, 100 years after American women first started to vote nationwide.

This article covers not only making your plan to vote in 2020 but also spreading the...

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100 Years and Still Fighting for Voting Rights

Laureen Scharps Voting From Overseas 29 June 2020

By Laureen Scharps, FAWCO Rep, AIWC Frankfurt

Continuing the Fight for Voting RightsYoungest parader in New York City suffragist parade LCCN97500068

The 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States – giving women in the United States the right to vote* – is August 18, 2020. Like many past and current American protesters fighting for justice, generations of women fought to...

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CARES ACT Stimulus Payments Series: Common issues applicable to expatriates and their dependent children

Johanna Dishongh Tax & Banking 22 June 2020

By Olga Kocybik, CPA, US Tax & Banking Committee Chair, AIWC Düsseldorf

NOTE:  At the end of this article you will also find direct links for general  COVID-19 payment information

I.  Introduction

Citizens of the United States and US resident aliens (such individuals also defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as US Persons will, in this article regardless of...

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Election Day for overseas voters just 4 months away – are you ready?

Mary Stewart Burgher Voting From Overseas 04 June 2020

Election Day 2020 is November 3 in the United States, but it comes 1 month earlier – on October 3 – for those citizens who live outside the country. Especially because of the problems with mail caused by COVID-19, overseas voters need to take action now to ensure that they are registered, and be prepared to act equally quickly to...

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New IRS Extended Deadlines for 2019 Tax Year 

Olga Kocybik Tax & Banking 01 June 2020

New IRS Extended Deadlines for 2019 Tax Year 

July 15, 2020 - For filing 2019 US Tax Return (2019 tax return) and, to avoid interest and penalties, for payment of any tax due
Note:  For expatriates this means the deadline to file your 2019 tax return has been extended by one month (from June 15 to July 15)

July 15, 2020...

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