Hello, and welcome to US tax for digital nomads. This course will walk you through the US tax concepts you need to know when embarking on your digital nomad or location independent journey. And if you're already on the road and need to catch up, don't worry, this course is for you as well. First, I'll give you a quick background on who I am and how I came to specialize in US tax for expats and digital nomads. Then, we'll look at a brief overview of what you'll learn and take away from this course. My name is Grace Taylor, and I run the service gracefully x patch US tax services, and I'm an enrolled agent also known as an EA with over 10 years of experience specializing in US Expat Tax.

I started out my career in a big four accounting firm in Seattle. And I know work independently from wherever I am around the world. There I am a location independent digital nomad myself. And in my practice, I offer consultations and tax preparation services to us expats and digital nomads. I originally came from Canada, and I studied and began my career in the US. And now I'm mostly based in Ireland, although I do my work from wherever I am around the world.

So in that time, I started out as a salaried employee on a W two like many of you and became a solopreneur and I went from being location dependent, spending my days in a cubicle, to being free to work and pursue my lifestyle goals anywhere around the world. And I can show you how to do that as well while remaining tax compliant. Wherever your digital nomad or location independent journey takes you, one area that You absolutely need to get right is your taxes. And this course is here to help you with that. So this course will allow you to make a plan for your us taxes. It will allow you to budget accurately and therefore reduce stress and keep your personal finances in order.

And you'll know what to expect both in your first year as a digital nomad. And going forward. More and more people today are taking advantage of all that a location independent lifestyle can offer. I myself can attest to the many personal and professional benefits to this lifestyle. But one area where many people particularly Americans, for the reasons we'll discuss, face a lot of uncertainty and unnecessary stress is around what to do about their taxes. And my goal both with this course and more broadly in my business, is to help clear that up for you and allow you to focus on what's important both for your business and for you.

Your lifestyle. So let's get started.