An enrolled agent signs it
Your return is prepared and signed by an enrolled agent, enrolled to practice before the IRS, not a seasonal preparer. If the IRS writes to you later, we can deal with them for you.
US Tax · for Americans at home & abroad
US tax returns for individuals, at home or abroad.
A US passport or green card means a 1040 every year, and moving to Lisbon doesn't change that. Our enrolled agents prepare and sign your return, file the FBAR if your foreign accounts need one, and catch you up on any years you've missed.
§ Domestic or abroad
Stateside or overseas, the same people file it.
You get the same enrolled agents either way. They prepare and sign your federal return and whichever state returns you owe.
In the US · Domestic
Domestic US tax
Federal and state 1040s for people living in the US: a W-2 job, freelance income, a brokerage account, a rental, a new baby or a divorce. An enrolled agent prepares it and signs it.
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Abroad · Expat
Expat US tax
For Americans living overseas. The foreign earned income exclusion (Form 2555) or the foreign tax credit (Form 1116), FBAR and FATCA reporting, and a Streamlined catch-up if you've missed years.
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§ What we do
What most people come to us for.
Filing
Expat tax filing
Your yearly 1040 from wherever you live. We work out whether the foreign earned income exclusion or the foreign tax credit leaves you owing less, and file the state return if your old state still thinks you live there.
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Catch-up
Streamlined filing
Most people who are behind simply didn’t know they had to file. If that’s you, the IRS Streamlined procedures let you file three years of returns and six years of FBARs and move on, usually without penalties.
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Reporting
FBAR & FATCA
If your accounts outside the US added up to more than $10,000 at any point in the year, you owe an FBAR (FinCEN 114). We file it, plus Form 8938 when your balances cross the FATCA line.
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§ Why TaxSQR
Why not just use any preparer?
Expat returns are the job
Forms 2555, 1116, 8938 and 8621, FBARs, Streamlined packages. A generalist sees these a few times a season and that’s where the mistakes happen. We work on them all day.
Your time zone is fine
You upload documents and e-sign in a secure portal that logs every step. Most of the back-and-forth happens there, so it doesn’t matter which side of the world you’re on.
Trusted & compliant
§ Our team
Meet our enrolled agents.
Every return is prepared and signed by an Enrolled Agent, enrolled to practice before the IRS, not a seasonal preparer. Here’s who you’ll be working with.
§ Pricing
One flat price per return.
$145 for a simple return, $275 for most people living abroad, and $475 if you have equity comp, K-1s or foreign funds. That includes your federal return and one state, e-filed. See what each tier covers →
§ More for expats
The rest of what we do.
Catch-up
Streamlined filing
Years behind? Get current, in most cases without penalties.
Reporting
FBAR & FATCA
Bank, pension and brokerage accounts abroad, reported properly.
Planning
Tax planning
Sort out the move, the sale or the bonus before it happens.
Compliance
Tax compliance
Every form and deadline kept straight, year after year.
Business
LLC compensation
How to pay yourself from a US LLC while you live abroad.
Pricing
Per-return pricing
Flat fees in dollars. You see the quote before we start.