New York City · CPA & Tax · Professional
Phil Hodgen
at hodgen.com
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All-time mentions
7
AI responses in this market that named Phil Hodgen.
AI coverage
2/4
AI assistants that named this professional across all published research.
All-time assistant breakdown
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| Assistant | Citations |
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| ChatGPT | 0 |
| Claude | 6 |
| Gemini | 1 |
| Perplexity | 0 |
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All-time results for this market
Responses analyzed
7,896
Responses naming professional
7
Lifetime mention rate
0.1%
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Buyer questions and AI answers
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3 AI answers with recorded context · 0 reviewed in context
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Simulated buyer question · CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance I moved from New York City to Berlin in 2019 and never filed a US return or FBAR from abroad. Now I'm moving back next spring. I have EUR 220K in a German broke... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-08-21 22:39:09 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
I moved from New York City to Berlin in 2019 and never filed a US return or FBAR from abroad. Now I'm moving back next spring. I have EUR 220K in a German brokerage, some PFIC-ish funds, and no idea what streamlined disclosure actually costs or looks like. Who handles returning-expat cleanup well?
…pats globally) — aggressive PFIC planning, streamlined specialists
- Sherayzen Law Office — Minneapolis-based, deep FBAR/PFIC technical work, publishes extensively on this
- Phil Hodgen (hodgen.com) — probably the most technically rigorous US international tax attorney for exactly this fact pattern; writes the book others cite on expatriation and streamlined
- Virginia La Torre Jeker (taxesforexpats.com/Virginia) — Dubai-based US tax attorney, strong on PFIC and offshore disclosure
Immediate Priority List
- **Don't move back before…
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
Simulated buyer question · CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance American living in Lisbon for the last 4 years but my legal domicile is still New York City. FEIE, foreign tax credit, PFIC issues with a European brokerage acc... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-08-21 22:41:29 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
American living in Lisbon for the last 4 years but my legal domicile is still New York City. FEIE, foreign tax credit, PFIC issues with a European brokerage account. Who's actually good with expat returns from that market?
…rneys worth knowing:**
- Virginia La Torre Jeker (Virginia La Torre Jeker J.D.) – One of the sharpest US tax attorneys focused on expats, writes extensively on PFIC traps
- Phil Hodgen (Hodgen Law) – Expatriation and foreign asset specialist, excellent for complex foreign account structures
- Andrew Mitchel – International tax attorney, deep on PFIC/CFC technical issues
Your specific situation flags:
- PFIC is the real pain point – European ETFs and mutual funds are almost universally PFICs; you need someone who will actually …
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
Simulated buyer question · CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance American living in Lisbon for the last 4 years but my legal domicile is still New York City. FEIE, foreign tax credit, PFIC issues with a European brokerage acc... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-08-21 22:41:19 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
American living in Lisbon for the last 4 years but my legal domicile is still New York City. FEIE, foreign tax credit, PFIC issues with a European brokerage account. Who's actually good with expat returns from that market?
…ist attorneys worth knowing:**
- Virginia La Torre Jeker (AngloInfo/expattaxprofessionals.com) – Deep PFIC and foreign account expertise, Dubai-based but handles globally
- Phil Hodgen (hodgen.com) – Excellent on PFIC mark-to-market elections and expatriation issues specifically
Your specific complexity flags:
- Portugal's NHR regime (if you're on it) creates FTC vs. FEIE optimization decisions that most generalists get wrong
- European ETFs/funds = PFIC by default; you want someone who will actually make the MTM or QEF election, not …
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: CPA & Tax · New York City · Finance
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
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