# ExpatReturn.us

> Prepare an eligible 2025 US federal return from abroad with ExpatReturn.us: guided questions, expat tax calculations and clear plans.

Software for Americans living abroad to prepare their own US federal income tax return. Guides cite official IRS, FinCEN and national tax authority sources.

## Product

- [Who it’s for](https://expatreturn.us/who-its-for): See which US expat tax situations fit ExpatReturn.us and understand the current preparation limits.
- [Supported forms and tax situations](https://expatreturn.us/supported-forms): Explore federal tax form coverage, case limits, and plan inclusions for supported 2025 returns.
- [How online tax preparation works](https://expatreturn.us/how-it-works): Follow the guided interview, saved answers, prepared forms, and return review process.
- [Plans and pricing](https://expatreturn.us/pricing): Compare the Standard, Premier, and Investor federal preparation packages with clear inclusions and limits.
- [Questions before you start](https://expatreturn.us/faq): Answers about eligibility, federal preparation, pricing, foreign accounts, and filing.
- [Help with tax preparation](https://expatreturn.us/help): Explore guides for saved answers, documents, return review, corrections, and current filing availability.
- [US tax preparation for employees abroad](https://expatreturn.us/for/employed-expats): Explore preparation for US and foreign employment income with relevant records, forms, and case limits.
- [US taxes when you work for yourself abroad](https://expatreturn.us/for/self-employed-expats): See preparation for an eligible freelance business, expenses, self-employment tax, and important exclusions.
- [US tax preparation for investors abroad](https://expatreturn.us/for/expat-investors): See supported investment income and sales preparation, foreign asset reporting, and exclusions.
- [ExpatReturn.us and Expatfile compared](https://expatreturn.us/compare/expatfile): Compare published Expatfile offerings with ExpatReturn.us plans and prices.

## Tax guides

- [US expat tax guides](https://expatreturn.us/guides): Plain-English guides to overseas earnings, foreign taxes, reporting, records, and filing dates, with official sources.
- [US taxes while living abroad](https://expatreturn.us/guides/us-expat-tax-basics): Start with the basics of US federal filing for Americans abroad, using official IRS guidance.
- [Foreign earned income exclusion explained](https://expatreturn.us/guides/foreign-earned-income-exclusion): Understand the foreign earned income exclusion, eligibility, and current preparation scope.
- [Foreign tax credit explained](https://expatreturn.us/guides/foreign-tax-credit): Understand how foreign income taxes can affect a US federal return and the preparation limits.
- [FBAR and Form 8938: what differs?](https://expatreturn.us/guides/fbar-vs-form-8938): Compare foreign bank reporting and Form 8938 using official IRS and FinCEN guidance.
- [FBAR for US expats: FinCEN Form 114](https://expatreturn.us/fbar): Who must file an FBAR, what counts, the 2026 dates, and how it is filed, with official IRS and FinCEN sources.
- [Behind on US filings? The streamlined procedures](https://expatreturn.us/streamlined-procedures): How the IRS Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures work for expats who unintentionally missed returns or FBARs: who the IRS says can use them, what is filed, the limits.
- [Your tax documents checklist](https://expatreturn.us/guides/tax-documents-checklist): Gather the records that apply to your income, time abroad, foreign taxes, and federal return.
- [Expat filing dates and extensions](https://expatreturn.us/guides/filing-deadlines-and-extensions): Review year-specific US expat filing and extension guidance with official sources and product availability.
- [Country guides for Americans abroad](https://expatreturn.us/guides/countries): Explore US filing considerations and official local-country resources for the UK, Canada, and Portugal.
- [US tax guide for Americans in the UK](https://expatreturn.us/guides/countries/united-kingdom): Find US federal filing information, UK official resources, and cross-border preparation limits.
- [US tax guide for Americans in Canada](https://expatreturn.us/guides/countries/canada): Find US federal filing information, Canadian official resources, and important cross-border limits.
- [US tax guide for Americans in Portugal](https://expatreturn.us/guides/countries/portugal): Find US federal filing information, Portuguese official resources, and the current preparation scope.

## Policies and contact

- [Contact ExpatReturn.us](https://expatreturn.us/contact): Contact ExpatReturn.us at the verified public address and find answers to common product questions.
- [Security and your information](https://expatreturn.us/security): How ExpatReturn.us protects your account, your tax information and your return.
- [Privacy information](https://expatreturn.us/privacy): How the ExpatReturn.us website handles information, external resources and email.
- [Terms of use](https://expatreturn.us/terms): The terms for using ExpatReturn.us, its prices, its educational guides and its services.
- [Cookies and website storage](https://expatreturn.us/cookies): Information about cookies, browser storage, fonts, and external links on this website.