Events

Don't miss the US Expat Conference, February 16th to the 19th. ACA will be presenting on February 16th to update on US legislation and ACA's advocacy strategy for 2026

Marylouise Serrato, Executive Director of American Citizens Abroad, will provide an overview of ACA’s advocacy strategies in 2026 for Americans living abroad. ACA support Americans and campaigns to alleviate taxation and other legal burdens. Based in DC, Marylouise and ACA are at the forefront of US expat advocacy. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

RSVP today for ACA's 13 November 2025 Town Hall Evening in Lausanne.  Seating is limited.

Doors will open at 6:30pm, formal presentations will begin at 7:00pm.

Light snacks and drinks will be served at both events, and there will be ample time after the formal presentations to meet the presenters and other attendees.

If you are not already a member of ACA, click here to join ACA to take advantage of the discounted registration fee for members

All money raised will cover costs to put on the event and support Americans Citizen Abroad (ACA), a qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization.

Click for event program and speakers.

RSVP today for ACA's 13 November 2025 Town Hall Evening in Lausanne.  Seating is limited.

Doors will open at 6:30pm, formal presentations will begin at 7:00pm.

Light snacks and drinks will be served at both events, and there will be ample time after the formal presentations to meet the presenters and other attendees.

Click here to join ACA to take advantage of the discounted registration fee for members

All money raised will cover costs to put on the event and support Americans Citizen Abroad (ACA), a qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization.

Click for event program and speakers.

RSVP today for ACA's 12 November 2025 Town Hall Evening in Zürich.  Seating is limited.

Doors will open at 6:30pm, formal presentations will begin at 7:00pm.

Light snacks and drinks will be served at both events, and there will be ample time after the formal presentations to meet the presenters and other attendees.

If you are not already a member of ACA, click here to join ACA to take advantage of the discounted registration fee for members

All money raised will cover costs to put on the event and support Americans Citizen Abroad (ACA), a qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization.

Click for event program and speakers.

RSVP today for ACA's 12 November 2025 Town Hall Evening in Zürich.  Seating is limited.

Doors will open at 6:30pm, formal presentations will begin at 7:00pm.

Light snacks and drinks will be served at both events, and there will be ample time after the formal presentations to meet the presenters and other attendees.

Click here to join ACA to take advantage of the discounted registration fee for members

All money raised will cover costs to put on the event and support Americans Citizen Abroad (ACA), a qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization.

Click for event program and speakers.

The ACA PAC leadership invites ACA members to hear from its contract lobbyists, BGR Group about the government shutdown, additional tax policy, and mid-term polling.

Speakers include:

• Steve Pfrang, BGR Principal, Commerce and Financial Services, and was previously chief of staff to Congressman Darin LaHood (author of the Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act)
• Andy Lewin, BGR Practice Head for Financial Services

Please join American Citizens Abroad, Inc. (ACA) on June 4th for an ACA members exclusive live Washington, D.C. Update from Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16).

Congressman LaHood will be briefing us on the latest tax policy updates from Washington, D.C. and the Ways and Means Committee including updates on his bill to move the U.S. to a residency-based taxation (RBT) system and ending double-taxation of Americans Abroad.

Who: Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) 

What: Washington Update on Tax Policy and ending double taxation on Americans overseas exclusively for ACA members

Where: Live Video Conference

When: June 4 at 3:30pm Eastern (check your local time)

This event is brought to you by American Citizens Abroad, Inc. (ACA) and is an ACA-member only event.  You will receive your unique Zoom* link prior to the event date. 

*This webinar is exclusively for ACA members.  To authenticate, you must have a Zoom account and will be required to log into your Zoom account to join.

Please join ACA’s speaker series featuring Grover Norquist.  Free for ACA members and $25 for non-members.

WHO: Mr. Norquist is president and founder of Americans for Tax Reform and is at the center of the debate around extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this year.

WHAT: Mr. Norquist has spent decades advocating for changes in tax policy and we will gain insights into the process and politics of this year’s tax bill, reconciliation and ending double taxation and moving the U.S. to a residency-based tax system.

WHEN: May 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am Eastern (check your local time)

WHERE: Zoom Webinar

Please join ACA’s speaker series featuring Grover Norquist.  Free for ACA members and $25 for non-members.

WHO: Mr. Norquist is president and founder of Americans for Tax Reform and is at the center of the debate around extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this year.

WHAT: Mr. Norquist has spent decades advocating for changes in tax policy and we will gain insights into the process and politics of this year’s tax bill, reconciliation and ending double taxation and moving the U.S. to a residency-based tax system.

WHEN: May 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am Eastern (check your local time)

WHERE: Zoom Webinar

On February 4, 2025, ACA's Executive Director, Marylouise Serrato, spoke at the US Expats Financial Conference about ACA’s advocacy efforts for tax reform, specifically the Residence Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act (H.R.10468) that was recently introduced into Congress.  

Click below to watch.

ACA hosted a live presentation and discussion with tax and political expert, Ryan Ellis

ACA executive committee and PAC leadership hosted a presentation and discussion with tax and political expert Ryan Ellis.

One of the leading tax experts in the political world today, Ryan is the Senior Tax Advisor at the Family Business Coalition, worked for over a decade at “Americans for Tax Reform” and is an “Enrolled Agent,” which means the IRS has designated him as one of the top tax experts in private practice with individual clients. He lives in the DMV area with his wife and three children. 

The program ran from 1:00 - 1:30p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, December 18.  We heard from Ryan on the Republican majority tax agenda and had a brief Q & A. 

Watch on Vimeo

On October 2, 2024, the ACA Board and ACA PAC leadership hosted a live discussion with ABC News D.C. Bureau Chief Rick Klein to discuss the 2024 U.S. elections, ABC News polling and media coverage of the candidates and what the elections may mean for tax policy and beyond.

Rick was previously ABC News’ political director and helped broker the ABC News 2024 presidential debate.

A brief Q&A session followed the discussion.

ABC News*

At 1:00pm Eastern on May 16, 2024, ACA will host a webinar with Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) founder Crimson Coaching™.

Marylouise Serrato, Executive Director of American Citizens Abroad, provided an overview of the different possible legislative remedies being explored to alleviate the burden of US tax filing and asset and account reporting for US expat, including their various pros and cons and ACA’s work to achieve the best result. 

The American International Club of Geneva (AIC) and American Citizens Abroad (ACA) co-sponsored a free webinar for our members. 

The presentation covered:

• ACA and ACAGF Advocacy Efforts
• Residence-based taxation (RBT) Advocacy
• Importance of ACAGF Recent Research
• Strategy for Tax Advocacy in 2025
• Important Legislative Efforts
• Tax Legislation in 2024 and 2025

ACA’s efforts in Washington, DC / Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for US Taxpayers living in Switzerland

On Wednesday evening, September 27, 2023, over 50 attendees along with five presenters gathered at Gotham (Lausanne Gare) for an American Citizens Abroad Global Foundation (ACAGF) Town Hall. Topics coved included ACA’s efforts in Washington, DC and Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for US Taxpayers living in Switzerland.

Speakers included:

Marylouise Serrato, American Citizens Abroad (ACA) Executive Director - Marylouise joined ACA in 2002 working as Managing Director and in 2010 became Executive Director. ACA's Executive Director updated on ACA's advocacy efforts up on Capitol Hill, explained ACA-PAC and how this will help with advocacy efforts and gave general updates on the organization. Click for presentation.

Michael Mettler - Michael is a Senior International Tax Manager at Kahn, Litwin, Renza https://kahnlitwin.com/people/michael-mettler.  Michael presented on US taxes for Americans in Switzerland. Click for presentation.

Matthew Berlin - Matthew is a Trust and Estates attorney specialized in working with Overseas Americans. Mathew is a partner at Rubin and Rudman LLP https://www.rubinrudman.com/ and he regularly visits Switzerland for work. Click for presentation.

Anna Vladau - Anna is a Swiss tax and estate planning attorney.  In 2022, Anna joined Bonnard Lawson as a partner in charge of strengthening Bonnard Lawson Swiss and international tax practice https://www.bonnard-lawson.com/team/anna-vladau/. Click for presentation.

Jonathan Lachowitz – CFP® - Jonathan is Chairman of ACA; Certified Financial Planner in the US and Switzerland and owner of White Lighthouse Investment Management in Lausanne and Lexington, MA http://www.white-lighthouse.com/. Jonathan has written extensively on personal finance for the Wall Street Journal. Click for presentation.

We would like to thank everyone who made a donation to ACA, including all of the speakers and sponsors:

Rubin and Rudman LLP https://www.rubinrudman.com/

KLR Global Tax Services https://www.kahnlitwin.com/

Bonnard Lawson https://www.bonnard-lawson.com/ 

White Lighthouse Investment Management in Lausanne and Lexington http://www.white-lighthouse.com/

ACA's Executive Director Presented at the 2023 US Expat Conference

Marylouise Serrato, ACA's Executive Director, talked on “The Value of US Citizenship in 2023 for Expats” and provided a summary of ACA's work helping address some of the challenges that expats face.