Accidental Americans May Avoid Taxes and IRS Penalties The concept of becoming an Accidental American is the idea that a person who has been living overseas in a foreign country learns as an adult that they are actually a U.S. citizen. This is usually because the person was born overseas but their apparent was a […] The post Who is an Accidental American, Why Do They Owe U.S. Taxes? appeared first on Expatriation Exit Tax Lawyers: Citizens & Long-Term Residents.