Global Expat Advisors
designs the strategy: offshore business structuring, advanced US tax planning, estate and trust strategy, renunciation, move-abroad planning, and second residencies and passports.
Vincenzo Villamena, CPA, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Expat Advisors
Vincenzo Villamena is a CPA and founder of Online Taxman, Global Expat Advisors, and Entity Inc. He built Global Expat Advisors on a simple observation: clients with international lives were getting business structure, tax, estate, and citizenship advice from separate advisors who never spoke to each other.
Vincenzo began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, working on Fortune 100 mergers and acquisitions, then became a partner at 4 Corners Inc., advising high-net-worth clients on private equity and tax optimization. He holds a Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
He is also a long-time expat himself, based primarily in South America, and has advised clients across 180+ countries in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. That combination shapes how Global Expat Advisors works: advisors who live in the jurisdictions their clients operate in, applying institutional-grade expertise without Big Four overhead. Under his leadership, the firm has advised 1,000s of clients and structured $1bn in assets across 25+ jurisdictions.
His work has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, and Nomad Gate. He is a Forbes Business Council contributor and co-author of the book US Taxes for Americans Abroad: The Easy Guide to Saving Money.
Why he founded Global Expat Advisors
In 2010, Vincenzo launched Online Taxman to give Americans abroad reliable US tax preparation. As the firm grew, a pattern emerged: the clients with the most at stake did not need a better tax return. They needed their business structure, tax position, estate plan, and citizenship status planned together. Global Expat Advisors was built for exactly that, an integrated, advisory-first practice for complex cross-border situations. Strategy first. Compliance follows.
Three brands, one mission
Online Taxman, Global Expat Advisors, and Entity Inc. were founded by Vincenzo Villamena, CPA. Online Taxman (2010) prepares US tax returns for Americans abroad. Global Expat Advisors is the advisory practice for complex cross-border situations: offshore structuring, advanced tax planning, estate and trust strategy, and exiting the US tax system. Entity Inc. forms and maintains US companies for global entrepreneurs.
Online Taxman (opens in new tab)
When a plan calls for US return preparation and filing, that work is delivered through our tax preparation firm, Online Taxman.
Entity Inc. (opens in new tab)
When a structure calls for a US company, formation and maintenance are delivered through our formation platform, Entity Inc.
The three firms share one bench of international tax specialists, so a strategy designed here is implemented without clients re-explaining their situation to a new advisor every year.
Featured in:
Vincenzo Villamena in the press
Forbes Business Council (opens in new tab)
The Three Mistakes International Entrepreneurs Make When Taking Their Business Offshore, And How To Fix Them
The Wall Street Journal (opens in new tab)
The often-ignored benefits of solo 401(k)s
Nomad Gate (opens in new tab)
The best business structures for American expats and digital nomads
Predictable Profits (podcast) (opens in new tab)
Offshore Structuring and Tax Optimization Strategies for Business Owners
Jet Setting Wealth Advisory (podcast) (opens in new tab)
How Expats Avoid Costly Tax Mistakes
Common questions
Collapsed content for Who founded Global Expat Advisors?
Vincenzo Villamena, CPA, founded Global Expat Advisors and serves as its Managing Partner. He previously worked on Fortune 100 M&A at PricewaterhouseCoopers and was a partner at 4 Corners Inc., a private equity and tax optimization firm for high-net-worth clients.Collapsed content for How are Online Taxman, Global Expat Advisors, and Entity Inc. related?
Three separate firms, one founder. Online Taxman prepares US tax returns for Americans abroad. Global Expat Advisors handles cross-border advisory and structuring. Entity Inc. forms and maintains US companies for global entrepreneurs.Collapsed content for Should I work with Global Expat Advisors or Online Taxman?
If you need US returns prepared or back filings brought current, that is Online Taxman. Global Expat Advisors is the better fit when the question is how to structure a business, assets, high income, or an estate across several countries, or whether to exit the US tax system entirely.Collapsed content for What does Global Expat Advisors do?
Integrated cross-border advisory: offshore business structuring, advanced US tax planning, estate and trust strategy, renunciation planning, move-abroad planning, and second residencies, designed together as one strategy rather than in silos.Collapsed content for Is Vincenzo Villamena a CPA?
Yes. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with a Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Collapsed content for How do I reach Vincenzo for media or speaking?
Email contact@globalexpatadvisors.com with the details of the request.Vincenzo leads a distributed team of senior advisors based in the jurisdictions their clients operate in, including Brandon Olson, EA, ChFC, CTFA (US) and Tony Jhang, CPA (Asia). If your situation spans borders, the first step is a conversation.
Strict confidentiality guaranteed.