by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 22, 2026 | International Students in the U.S.
The short version If there is one U.S. tax form Brazilian students forget, it is Form 8843. The reason is simple: it does not feel like taxes. You file it even if you earned nothing, even if you owe nothing, and even if you never file a tax return. It is not a return...
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...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version A U.S. digital nomad with crypto has two different tax problems at the same time. The first is the normal expat problem: U.S. citizens and residents abroad still file U.S. returns and report worldwide income. The second is the digital asset problem:...
