by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 29, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version A U.S. digital nomad can spend most of the year in South America and still have a state residency problem back home. Federal tax rules ask whether the taxpayer qualifies for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, reports worldwide income, and files the...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 25, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version The best digital nomad tax plan is not a slogan. It is a file. If a U.S. taxpayer abroad claims the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, files as a state nonresident, reports digital assets, and reviews FBAR and Form 8938, the position should be...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 23, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version The U.S.-Chile income tax treaty is useful because it gives a U.S. person moving to Chile a real treaty framework. It is dangerous because the word “treaty” makes people think more has been solved than the treaty actually solves. For...
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:...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Uruguay can look clean from the outside: stable jurisdiction, territorial-style tax rules, a new-resident election, practical residency paths, and a dollar-friendly planning story for some Americans. The landmines are in the gaps between systems....
