> Do you also have to pay "thousands" of dollars to accountants?
No, I found a good guy who really knows what he's doing up in Vicenza. But between his fee, and a day off work to go see him and get all my US stuff in order... it does start to add up.
> I would imagine any tax software should be able
Maybe, but I doubt it does it nearly as well as a competent accountant, who, for instance, knows how to read an Italian tax filing, and knows the details of the US-Italy tax treaty.
No, I found a good guy who really knows what he's doing up in Vicenza. But between his fee, and a day off work to go see him and get all my US stuff in order... it does start to add up.
> I would imagine any tax software should be able
Maybe, but I doubt it does it nearly as well as a competent accountant, who, for instance, knows how to read an Italian tax filing, and knows the details of the US-Italy tax treaty.