BurmaHeaven Tools
Free calculators, checklists, guides, and interactive tools to help you navigate immigration, money, work, and life in America.
Immigration
My Immigration Journey
Track your immigration stage and find the right BurmaHeaven resource for where you are now.
Open Tool →First Year in America
Culture Shock Checker
Check whether an unfamiliar situation is normal in America, depends on context, or may be a red flag.
Open Checker →Money
Money in America Checklist
A practical checklist for paychecks, taxes, credit, investing, retirement, insurance, and borrowing.
Open Checklist →Capital Gain Calculator
Estimate a capital gain or loss using sale proceeds and cost basis.
Open Calculator →Cost Basis Calculator
Work through cost basis before calculating an investment gain or loss.
Open Calculator →Holding Period Calculator
Check whether an investment is generally short-term or long-term based on the dates entered.
Open Calculator →Learn Your 1099-B
Understand the key boxes and information on Form 1099-B in plain English.
Open Guide →W-2 Box Explainer
Click any W-2 box to learn what it means, why the amounts may differ, and how key W-2 information connects to Form 1040.
Open Tool →Work
Job Offer Comparison Tool
Compare two job offers side by side using pay, overtime, commute, insurance cost, PTO, retirement match, and W-2 or 1099 status.
Compare Jobs →