If you want to speed up the process even more, you can submit your payment for your tax return with your Organizer.  The base fee for Expat returns is $450 again this year (no fee increase from last year!).  For your convenience, we offer several payment options:

• Credit or Debit Card:  visit our website at http://palazzotax.com/payonline or call us at the number below
• Check or Money Order: mail to us at the address below

Remember, we are here to serve you, so email or call us any time with your tax questions. We look forward to working with you this year.

Best regards,

Lisa Palazzo

Happy Holidays from Palazzo & Company!

As we reach the end of another year, we want to wish you and your family the happiest of holiday seasons.  Whether you are celebrating at home or abroad, we hope the New Year brings you a world of happiness and success.

Today’s newsletter will be brief, with just a few updates for the end of the year.  Read on for details.

2011 Client Tax Organizer:

Attached to this email you will find a copy of our 2011 Client Tax Organizer.  If you have never used our Organizer before, you will find it a useful tool in gathering your tax information for the year.  To use the Organizer, download it and save a copy to your computer, complete any sections that apply to you, and return to us with copies of your W2s, 1099s, and any other tax pertinent information you have received.  A copy of the organizer will also be available at all times on our website at http://palazzotax.com/forms/.

As always, we are truly grateful for your business.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for us, please feel free to let us know.

Best regards,

Palazzo & Company

Update on Iraq Shutdown:

We have recently learned that several sites in Iraq will remain open for civilian contractors.  Keep in mind that even though the military will no longer be present in Iraq, civilians must still meet a presence test in order to qualify for foreign income exclusion.  You still have the option of using a calendar-year or contract-year presence test; just remember that the calendar-year presence test is the most beneficial, as it allows you to take the full exclusion in each calendar year. 

Since civilians in Iraq will no longer be working in direct support of the US military, the 180-day combat zone extension of time to file and pay taxes will no longer apply.  If you are in Iraq, you should file your 2011 tax return no later than April 16, 2012. 

Best regards,

Palazzo & Company, LLC 

Date: January 9, 2012
To: US Expats
From: Palazzo & Company
Re: $25 – New Client Referral Fee

Good news just keeps getting better. No fee increase for 2011, and now you have a chance to earn cash just for doing what many of you already do: referring Palazzo & Company to your coworkers.

It’s truly quite simple to earn the $25. All you have to do is refer an Expat to us and if he or she becomes a current tax year client, we will credit your account for $25 for each referral.  Any Expat can earn the referral fee; just have the referral mention your name at tax time and we will record it.

PS – Please don’t send us the project roster and claim them all as referrals or a mass email. The person referred must provide us with your name through email, website, or client organizer.

One of the most easy ways for them to learn about us and see why we are the preferred provider of Expat tax services is to browse our website.

This is just another way Palazzo & Company can show our gratitude for all that you do.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Regards,
Palazzo & Company