by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, or FEIE, can matter for a U.S. citizen working abroad. For 2026, the IRS says the maximum exclusion is $132,900 per qualifying person. But FEIE is not a magic cloak. It applies only to qualifying foreign earned...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version In the United States, the working assumption behind estate planning is simple: it is your property, so you decide who gets it. You can leave everything to a spouse, to one child and not another, to a friend, or to a charity, and a valid will is...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version You moved to Brazil, you opened an account, and a local advisor put you into a fundo de investimento, an ordinary Brazilian pooled investment fund. It is a completely normal product for a Brazilian. For you, as a US person, it is most likely...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version If you are an American planning to live in Brazil, two visa routes will cover most of you: the digital-nomad visa if you work remotely for a foreign employer or clients, and the retiree visa if you live on a pension or similar steady income. Both are...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version If you are an American moving to Brazil, you can bring your used household goods, your furniture, your clothes, your books, the tools of your trade, into the country without paying import tax on them. Brazil grants a customs duty exemption for a...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version If you are an American moving to Brazil, there is a line you cross that changes your entire tax picture, and most people cross it without noticing. The day you become a Brazilian tax resident, Brazil stops taxing only your Brazil-source income and...
