Cross-border tax specialists in New York.
New York holds the largest British expat community in America, plus a finance industry that moves people across the Atlantic constantly. Our US flagship sits in the middle of it.
The British-in-America specialists
Brits arriving on L-1s and green cards, UK partners at US firms, and returning Americans with UK pensions in tow — the New York desk works the treaty from the western side daily.
- US federal, state and city returns with UK coordination
- UK pension and ISA advice for US residents
- New York state and city residency planning
Leaving New York is a tax event too
New York treats you as a resident if it is your domicile, or if you keep a permanent place of abode in the state and spend 184 days or more there. A New York domicile does not change until you show, with clear and convincing evidence, that you have abandoned it.
People posted abroad can still be taxed as nonresidents if they meet either of two groups in the state's instructions. Group B, the 548-day rule, needs 450 days in a foreign country within 548 consecutive days, with 90 days or less in New York for you and your family. New York's resident credit does not cover British tax.
- Domicile plus a 184-day statutory resident test
- Group A and the 548-day rule for people abroad
- No resident credit for taxes paid to the UK
Local desk, Atlantic-wide team
Your New York contact sits on the same file system as the rest of the team, so the specialist qualified on the other side of the Atlantic is one message away — not a referral to another firm.
Meetings are available in person in Manhattan or by video, and every engagement starts with a free scoping call and a fixed fee agreed before any work begins.
Our New York office
33 Irving PlaceNew York NY 10003No direct line at this office yet — reach us on the UK practice line, +44 333 880 9422, or by email.
hello@usuktaxhub.comQuestions we get about this
It can, if New York remains your domicile and you do not meet Group A or Group B in the state's instructions. A resident pays New York tax on worldwide income, and the state's resident credit does not extend to British tax, so settle the position before you move.
No. Most engagements run entirely by video and secure document upload, and plenty of our clients never visit an office at all.
If you would rather meet in person, we can do that in Manhattan. It changes nothing about the fee or how the work is handled.
Yes. Every office draws on the same team, so a file started in New York is worked by specialists qualified on both sides of the Atlantic.
You are not referred out to a second firm for the other country, which is what usually causes the two returns to disagree with each other.
Related pages
- Pillar guide
Tax specialists for US and UK
What US and UK tax specialists handle that a general accountant does not: residence tests, treaty relief, FBAR, PFICs, pensions, property and catch-up filings.
- Pillar guide
Accountants for US and UK
How to choose accountants for US and UK tax: what each credential permits, how to verify it, what drives the fee, and when you do not need a specialist.
- Who we help
Brits in the US
UK citizens in the US: residency tests, UK property and pensions held from abroad, and the reporting that US residence triggers on everything left behind.
- Who we help
Retirees & pensioners
Retiring across the Atlantic: pensions drawn cross-border, Social Security, state pension and lump sums under the treaty.
- Service
Pensions & retirement
Cross-border pension advice: UK pensions under US rules, 401(k)s and IRAs under UK rules, lump sums and treaty positions.
- Service
Expatriation & exit tax
Renouncing US citizenship or surrendering a Green Card: covered expatriate tests, exit tax modelling and Form 8854, planned before you file, at a fixed fee.
Last reviewed . Thresholds and rates change annually — check figures against the current tax year before relying on them.
Near New York?
Book a scoping call and we will tell you exactly which filings apply to you, with a fixed fee to handle them. General questions — first call, what to have ready, catching up on missed years, how fees are set — are answered on the main FAQ.