An earlier version of this article was written with wikiHow and featured on its website. We updated and shortened it for 2026. Before you can improve your financial health, you need to analyze your current finances. Start by tracking your spending for a month. Then look at where most of your money goes. After that,
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Selling a home in the U.S. as a nonresident alien raises two big questions. First, can you use the Section 121 home sale exclusion? Second, how does FIRPTA withholding apply? This guide answers both. What is the Section 121 exclusion? Internal Revenue Code Section 121 lets you exclude gain from selling your main home. A
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Marrying a non-U.S. citizen changes how you file your U.S. tax return. This guide explains your filing status options when your spouse is a nonresident alien, and the trade-offs of each. Is your foreign marriage valid for U.S. taxes? The IRS looks to state or foreign law to decide whether a marriage is valid. In
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