US Tax Law for People and Businesses in Europe

 

Dahl International Tax Law is US tax law for people and businesses in Europe — led by Christine Stebbins Dahl, a U.S. Supreme Court advocate and former UN war-crimes prosecutor: the only IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent in The Netherlands, and the only U.S. attorney in Europe admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. For people who need protection from the machinery of the IRS, not just a return prepared.

The IRS is powerful, slow, and an ocean away. You need someone who knows how to move it.


You do not have to be American to have a US tax problem. We help people and businesses in Europe get into compliance with US tax law and stay there, solve serious problems with the IRS, and get their refunds paid without unreasonable delay.

How we help:

  • Legal Advice and Representation - We explain what US tax law requires of you: what to file, what to report, and when. We correct past mistakes and cure non-compliance. We defend you before the IRS and in civil or criminal investigations. Falling behind is common. There is a path through this, and we work to keep failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties to a minimum.

  • US Tax Returns - We prepare US income tax returns for Americans living in Europe and for non-US persons with US income, including the schedules and forms that go with them. Depending on where you lived or where the income arises, you may need a state return too.

  • Foreign Account Reporting (FBAR and FATCA) - We prepare and file FBARs, the annual report of foreign bank accounts, for anyone who meets the thresholds. We sort out the rules for people with signature authority over an employer's accounts. We explain what FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, requires of you and of your bank.

  • Refund Recovery - Tax deposits on a US property sale, a pension or an estate distribution do not come back on their own. We file the claim and pursue it with the IRS. When the IRS will not pay, we take it to the US Court of Federal Claims.

  • ITINs - Christine Dahl is the only IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent in The Netherlands. We verify your passport ourselves, so you do not mail the original to the IRS, and we file your ITIN application. If the IRS rejects an application, we fix it and re-file at no extra fee. Stuck in the rejection loop? Let us help.

  • Citizenship and Expatriation - Not sure whether you are a US citizen, or whether you need to file? Ask us. We will get you clear. If you are weighing giving up US citizenship or a green card, we take you through the tax rules step by step, so the decision is an informed one.

  • Business and Strategic Advice - Doing business in the United States creates U.S. tax obligations. So can doing business with Americans. We advise European individuals and companies on both, including FATCA and the rules that come with American owners, investors or account holders.

  • Bookkeeping for Small Businesses - We keep small-business books in order, so the numbers are at hand when a decision or a filing needs them.

  • Confidentiality - Christine Dahl is an attorney. What you tell us to get legal advice is protected by attorney-client privilege. An accountant cannot offer the same protection.

  • Secure Online Filing - Mailing documents across borders is slow and risky. We work through a secure document portal: fast, free to you, and safe in both directions.