by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 22, 2026 | Collectibles Tax Notes
The short version A grading report, insurance schedule, auction estimate, or appraiser’s number can all matter. None of them automatically decides the tax value of a collectible. For tax purposes, the key phrase is fair market value. In plain English, fair...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 22, 2026 | International Students in the U.S.
Reviewed November 8, 2026. The short version Form 8843 documents specified exclusions of days from the U.S. substantial presence test. For qualifying F-1 or J-1 students, exempt individual means that certain days are excluded from that residency calculation. It does...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 21, 2026 | International Students in the U.S.
The short version If you are a Brazilian student in the United States on an F-1 visa, the U.S. tax system almost certainly does not see you the way it sees your American classmates. For your first five calendar years on that visa, you are usually a “nonresident...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 21, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version The Mexico tax problem is not just whether you have a visa, a lease, or enough days in country. The harder question is whether your facts make Mexico the center of your tax life. Mexico’s Federal Tax Code treats an individual as a Mexican tax...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Ecuador’s menaje de casa regime can make a move cheaper, but it is not a casual shipping perk. It is a customs exception with legal conditions, forms, timing rules, inspection, inventory detail, and post-clearance conduct rules. For an American...
