Certain U.S. citizens or resident aliens, specifically contractors or employees of contractors supporting the U.S. Armed Forces in designated combat zones, may now qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.
Manafort Trial FBAR Conviction Alert ! In the U.S. v. Paul Manafort trial, the jury reached a partial verdict finding Paul Manafort guilty on five counts of tax fraud and one count of failing to file foreign bank account reports (“FBARs”).