New collaboration with Americans Overseas will benefit AARO Members and Americans worldwide.

AARO members and other overseas Americans routinely ask if we can recommend tax preparers in their countries of residence. AARO maintains a list of firms in France and Switzerland for those seeking services there. In keeping with its motto,“Americans helping Americans abroad,” and as part of its ongoing efforts to expand benefits for its global membership, AARO is broadening this service through a new collaboration with Americans Overseas.

Under the collaboration AARO will refer its members and others who contact us for U.S. tax preparation services to Americans Overseas (AO). This collaboration benefits everyone involved: It provides Americans abroad with priority access to worldwide U.S. tax expertise via AARO referrals; it expands AO’s reach; and it helps fund AARO’s mission through a service fee generated when a referral becomes an AO client.

What is Americans Overseas?

Founded in 2015 by fellow Americans living abroad, Daan Durlacher and Michael Littaur, Americans Overseas is an independent organization based in The Netherlands that offers a network of carefully selected tax advisors. This network is regularly updated based on customer feedback.

AO is active in over 65 countries with more than 30,000 satisfied clients. They say, "As Americans living abroad ourselves, we learned the hard way about US tax compliance, so we are now here to help you."

What Services are Offered?

AO offers personalized support to help you understand your filing requirements and connect you with their independent network of carefully selected tax partners. You would get objective, expert advice — tailored to your personal situation — rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.

AO provides:

• Personal, hands-on service — real people who understand what it’s like to live abroad.
• Competitive pricing — clear and fair fees.
• Excellent reviews — their clients consistently praise their guidance, responsiveness, and expertise. Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot.
• Independent network — they are not tied to one tax firm. This means they can match you with the partner and service that best fits your needs, ensuring objectivity and quality.

AO can help you catch up on past returns, stay compliant every year, or simply get clear answers. Most of the firms in their network provide only U.S. tax preparation services; in some countries a local partner could also prepare the local tax returns; in yet other countries their network would prepare only the local tax returns.

How Can You Take Advantage of This?

If you would like to make use of the services of AO through AARO, please use the information request form below.

The AARO office will then put you directly in touch with the AO team. When you sign up with AO, the intake meeting is free of charge and without obligation, after which you will receive a personal quote.

By registering through AARO you will receive priority support with your tax filing at no extra cost to you – the service fee will not be passed on to you.

For those who request tax preparers in France and Switzerland for their U.S. and/or local tax returns, AARO will continue to recommend its usual firms and will not refer to AO unless requested.

Please note that AARO will not be responsible for any action taken by Americans Overseas or anyone in its network and AARO disclaims any responsibility for any action taken by Americans Overseas or anyone in its network in connection with any services to be offered by any of them.