US persons living abroad face a specific problem: most funds domiciled outside the US are treated as PFICs (passive foreign investment companies) under US tax rules, making investing in the typical ETFs available costly and complicated. Meanwhile, US-domiciled funds are often not available to US persons living abroad, as they don't meet local retail-sales rules.ExpatShares is a pre-launch business creating a simpler way for US persons abroad to invest. It is designed so that investors can hold the shares of an index or fund directly, rather than the fund itself, with the US and UK tax reporting made simple. We are starting with the UK.
ExpatShares is in development and is not currently authorised or regulated by the FCA.We are not offering any investment service at present. This site is for information only.Nothing on this site is investment, tax or legal advice.
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