Understand the whole position
Income, investments, property and citizenship, assembled before advice begins.
US + UK tax, made human
Two tax systems.
One clear view.
If you are American and living in Britain, you file in both countries every year. We prepare both returns from one office in Edinburgh, so nobody has to translate between your accountants.
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One officeBoth sides
of the Atlantic.
of the Atlantic.
IRSHMRC01 — 02
One practiceTwo jurisdictions
The connectionTwo systems, one clear view.Select a side to see how we bring it together.
US filing1040FBAR · Treaty
UK filingSelf AssessmentPensions · Property
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The bridge between both returns
One practice.
Two jurisdictions.
Move between the IRS and HMRC sides to see how one connected view changes the advice.
The ClearTaxation method
One picture.
Five useful moves.
As your position changes, the advice changes with it. We keep both countries in view at every stage.
Separate the two rulebooks
We identify what the IRS sees, what HMRC sees, and where the treaty connects them.
Align the filings
One set of figures, carried carefully through the US and UK returns.
Make the next decision clearer
Know what to hold, report or change before the next deadline arrives.
Stay ready for the year ahead
A practical plan that makes the next conversation shorter and calmer.
01 / WHOLE POSITIONUS + UK
The points of friction
Where the two systems disagree.
Most of the trouble we fix started with advice that was perfectly correct — for someone who wasn't American.
What you haveThe IRS viewThe HMRC view
Stocks & shares ISAA passive foreign investment company. Form 8621, punitive
rates.Entirely tax free.
UK workplace pensionGrowth may be taxable unless you claim the treaty
position.Relief at source, no tax until you draw it.
Selling the family homeGain above the exclusion is taxable, plus currency movement on
the mortgage.Usually no capital gains tax at all.
A joint account with a British spouseReportable on the FBAR once the balance passes the
threshold.Of no interest whatsoever.
A limited company you set up hereA controlled foreign corporation. Form 5471 and a GILTI
calculation.A normal small company filing normal accounts.
The work behind the advice
Clear figures.
Useful answers.
From first document to final filing, the detail is where the confidence comes from.
People we help
Where people usually
find us.
Four situations account for most of the Americans who get in touch. If yours isn't here, it is probably still familiar.
You've just moved
to the UK
Your first year is the one that sets everything up: split-year treatment, which country taxes what, and what to do before you open a single UK account.
Explore situation ↗You've been here
for years
You are far from alone. The IRS has a route back that carries no penalty for people who genuinely didn't know. We handle the whole submission.
Explore situation ↗Your investments
are a problem
ISAs, UK funds, offshore bonds and some pensions carry reporting the IRS treats harshly. We work out what you actually hold.
Explore situation ↗You're thinking about
giving up citizenship
Renunciation has a tax exit as well as an appointment at the consulate. We model what it would cost and whether the filings are in place.
Explore situation ↗A useful starting point
Find the right
place to begin.
Answer two quick questions for a practical starting point, then explore an indicative fee range before your call.
01 / Route finderQuestion 1 of 2
What best describes your situation?
What kind of help do you need first?
Suggested starting pointUS and UK together
One conversation can establish what both systems need.
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02 / Fee guideIndicative only
Build a starting estimate.
Starting range£850Final fees are agreed in writing after a short call.
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One practiceBoth sides
Why Cleartaxation
Qualified on both sides,
not one side each.
Most firms serving Americans in Britain are American firms with a UK contact, or UK firms with a US contact. Your two returns get prepared by two people who email each other.
We hold both qualifications in the same practice: Chartered Tax Adviser for the UK side and IRS Enrolled Agent for the US side. One person sees the whole picture.
- Chartered Tax Adviser CTA
- IRS Enrolled Agent EA
- ATT Fellow ATT
- Chartered Financial Planner CFP
Meet the team
The people behind
the clear view.
Two perspectives, one practice. The same people who shape the advice are the people you speak to.
01 / 02
US + UK tax
David
IRS Enrolled AgentBringing both filing systems into one practical conversation.
02 / 02
Planning + advice
Sylvia
Chartered Tax AdviserTurning today’s filing position into a calmer plan ahead.
Together in practice
One conversation.
Both sides in view.
From the first question to the final filing, David and Sylvia keep the advice joined up.
The difference
A better way to hold
both sides together.
01
You are in our time zone
Calls at a civilised hour, and an office at 93 George Street if you would rather sit down with someone.
02
One adviser, not a queue
You deal with the person doing the work. No ticket system, no reassignment each season.
03
Both returns, one set of figures
The UK self assessment and the US 1040 are prepared together from the same information you send once.
04
Planning, not just filing
Investment and pension advice sits in the group, so the answer to “what should I hold instead?” doesn't stop at “ask someone else”.
A calm process
Four steps to feeling
properly looked after.
One conversation. One document request. Both countries understood.
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01
A 15-minute call
Free, and enough to tell you whether you have a real problem or a straightforward year.
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02
A fixed quote
You get the price and the list of forms in writing before anything starts.
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One document request
A single secure upload covering both countries, tailored to what you actually hold.
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Both returns filed
We prepare, you review, we file — and tell you what to change before next year.
Straightforward fees
What it costs.
Fixed fees, agreed before work begins. Complex holdings add forms, and we tell you which ones and what they cost at the quote stage.
US federal return
from £850Form 1040 with the foreign earned income exclusion or foreign tax credits, plus your FBAR.
Ask about this ↗US and UK together
from £1,200Both returns prepared from one set of information, with the treaty position and credit claims aligned.
Ask about this ↗Streamlined catch-up
from £1,500Three years of returns and six years of FBARs, with the non-wilful certification drafted.
Ask about this ↗Fees are quoted in pounds and payable in pounds — no dollar conversion, no card surcharge.
Notes from the practice
Written for people
in your position.
Filing a US tax return from the UK
What Americans in Britain have to file, when, and what happens if the deadlines pass.
Read guide ↗Seven mistakes we see every season
The errors that cost the most, and how to unwind them without triggering a penalty.
Read guide ↗The Streamlined Procedure explained
Who qualifies for the penalty-free catch-up, and what the submission involves.
Read guide ↗Start somewhere simple
Start with a conversation,
not a form.
Fifteen minutes on the phone with someone qualified in both countries. If your position is simple, we will tell you so.