by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version Mexico’s 2026 residency income thresholds are not one number. That is the planning problem. A U.S. applicant may see a consulate page that states a dollar amount for a temporary resident visa. Inside Mexico, the Instituto Nacional de Migración...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version Menaje de casa is the México move rule people hear about when they start shipping furniture, clothes, books, tools, and ordinary household goods. The idea is simple: qualifying used household goods can enter México without import duties when the...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle
The short version Mexico is different from several popular South America moves because the United States actually has an income-tax treaty with Mexico. That treaty can help. It can give you a residence tie-breaker, reduce double-tax risk for certain income, coordinate...
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...
