The AWC Hamburg Celebrates its 60th Anniversary!

We need your photo contributions.

Please send photos from AWC Hamburg events and activities of the past 10 years (2006-2016)

to the Planning Committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Any and all photos welcome.

Webinar: U.S. Tax Obligations of U.S. Citizens and Residents Living Abroad

Tuesday, February 16 at 10:00 AM

The Esquire Group hosted a free tax webinar exclusively for FAWCO members. This was be a 45-minute general awareness session on the following topics: 
-Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, Foreign Housing Exclusion/Deduction, -Foreign Tax Credit and Form 8938 (FATCA) 
-Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)(Form 114): Including FBAR compliance on your CLUB bank account if you are American 
-U.S. Estate and Gift taxes as it pertains to U.S. citizens and residents living abroad and those with non-U.S. citizen spouses 
-How to get in compliance with U.S. tax laws in the event you have been out of compliance. 
-Q&A at the end of the session



Webinar: Investment Management and Financial Planing for Americans Abroad

Wednesday, February 17 at 2:00 PM

Thun Financial Advisors hosted a free webinar Investment Management and Financial Planning for Americans Abroad. They write: Successful investing for Americans abroad has been significantly complicated in recent years by the introduction of stringent new cross-border tax and reporting rules, epitomized by FATCA. This webinar provided detailed analysis of the challenges facing American investors abroad and put forth an approach to efficient, compliant long-term wealth management and financial planning for Americans Abroad. For more information, visit their website http://thunfinancial.com/events/.

The American Women's Club of Hamburg had another successful Silent Auction at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in January. A big thank you to all who made a donation to the AGM! All proceeds are going to the FAWCO Target Project, Free the Girls, which is being supported within the Target Program, Human Rights for Women—Protecting the Rights and Improving the Lives of Women and Girls Worldwide.

If you would like to make a donation for this good cause that gives women in Mozambique, Uganda and El Salvador a way out of human trafficking, please contact Carol S. at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Laura L. at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thank you for joining us at the AGM!

The Spring 2016 issue of Currents is now online at Joomag.

For tablet users, you can download the PDF version from our website.

AWCH aprons are available in white or blue and you can purchase them either from Carol S. or Petra R. for the price of 25€ each. If you are interested in purchasing one or two or even more please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You can discuss a pick-up or drop-off spot with the ladies. Please have 25€ in cash available for each apron.
The profit of approx. 10€ per apron will be going to the FAWCO target project.

All current members were invited to the Annual General Meeting on January 24. In addition to the election of the 2016 board, the 2015 club reports and important business, a pot luck and a silent auction were held. 

For more information please see your newsletter, read Currents or contact Carol at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..