Yes, you will almost certainly need to file US taxes which could cost a fortune alone, and eventually you will be hit with US taxes.Donu2019t believe a word of those who make out this is a simple bit of reporting and youu2019ll have no tax to pay as long as you earn under the FEIE which is a $105,900 currently, because the reporting of any sort of grown up financial life is likely to become very complex indeed and the US taxes a great deal more than earned income, salary. Where is does tax it can be very painful indeed, such as when the US decides your local retirement vehicle is PFIC and basically confiscates the gains.The good news isu2026.!File absolutely nothing and tell the US IRS to go pound sand, though not literally. Simply ignore the IRS and they have no idea you exist and even if they do, no way of knowing if you even need to file.There is nothing fair or reasonable about the reporting, tax and penalty regime the US inflicts on US citizens abroad, filing is not the route to happiness and a good nights sleep, you are handing the US the tools with which to beat the crap out of you.Home | Purple Expat