Do U.S. citizens and resident aliens generally file U.S. returns while living abroad?
Generally, U.S. citizens and resident aliens remain subject to U.S. filing rules on worldwide income while abroad. Filing thresholds, available exclusions or credits, foreign-account reporting, deadlines, treaties, and individual circumstances can change the forms and result, so the complete facts and current rules must be reviewed.
Does this service include both expats and foreign nationals?
Potentially, but they follow different filing paths. A U.S. citizen or resident living abroad may have worldwide-income and foreign-account questions. A foreign national may first need a U.S. federal tax-residency and U.S.-source income review. The accepted returns and forms are identified separately for each engagement.
Are FBAR and Form 8938 the same filing?
No. FinCEN Form 114, commonly called the FBAR, and IRS Form 8938 use separate eligibility rules, reporting thresholds, definitions, and filing methods. Filing one does not automatically satisfy the other. Any accepted reporting work is listed separately in the written scope.
Does Tavella CPA Group prepare tax returns for other countries?
No foreign-country return preparation is promised by this page. Tavella CPA Group's service is focused on accepted U.S. federal and state tax work. A taxpayer may need an independent professional in another country, and any coordination with that professional is separate unless confirmed in writing.
Can the consultation and service communication be in Spanish?
Yes. Consultations and service communication are available in English or Spanish. Language availability does not expand the engagement to foreign-country return preparation, foreign-law advice, or any return or form that has not been accepted in writing.
Can every international form or treaty position be included?
No. Foreign entities, trusts, gifts, pensions, investment companies, expatriation, treaty-based positions, and delinquent international information returns can require specialized review. Availability depends on the forms, years, countries, records, deadlines, complexity, and current capacity; no form or position is included unless expressly accepted in writing.
How do I upload documents?
After engagement setup, use the secure client portal and the upload instructions provided by Tavella CPA Group. Do not send Social Security numbers, tax returns, bank information, or other sensitive documents through the public contact form or ordinary email.
Is this service cloud-based?
Yes. Organizers, secure document uploads, messages, electronic signatures, invoices, and final documents can be handled online through the appropriate secure workflow.
How long will preparation take?
Timing depends on the service, complexity, completeness of the information provided, filing deadline, and current availability. Expected timing is discussed when the scope is confirmed; submitting a consultation request does not reserve a filing deadline.
Is audit or notice representation included?
Only when representation is expressly included in the written engagement. Audit, examination, and notice-response work are otherwise reviewed and scoped separately.
