10/15/2021
The Bright!Tax Global Scholar Initiative was founded in 2016 to enable exceptional young Americans to further their studies abroad. Living abroad is a golden opportunity to broaden our horizons by immersing ourselves in another culture, far from the familiarity and security of our homes, families and friends. More often than not, it is life-changing. Bright!Tax […]
07/29/2021
Bright!Tax CDO, partner, and Senior Managing CPA Allyson Lindsey has been recognized for her extraordinary contribution to the accounting profession by being named a Colorado Society of CPAs (COCPA) 2021 Women to Watch Emerging Leader. The award will be presented to Mrs. Lindsey at the 2021 Women to Watch Awards, part of the 2021 Women’s […]
06/24/2021
The Bright!Tax Awards Committee is proud to announce that Calev Isaacson is the latest recipient of the Global Scholar Award. The Awards Committee found Calev’s story and ambitions inspirational. He grew up in Arizona, where his father’s family had emigrated to from war-torn Europe in the 1940s. His mother’s family meanwhile were originally Mexican. Calev […]
02/18/2021
The US requires all American citizens to file US taxes if their global income exceeds IRS minimum thresholds – including Americans living abroad. IRS thresholds start at just $5 for Americans who file separately to a foreign spouse, or just $400 of self-employment income. For all other Americans, the minimum income to trigger US filing […]
01/11/2021
Bright!Tax Partner and Managing CPA Katelynn Minott will be speaking at the 2021 Expats Virtual Financial Summit. The 2021 Expats Virtual Financial Summit, which takes place over several days at the end of January, brings together some of the world’s leading experts on different aspects of finances for Americans living abroad. Katelynn is among the […]
12/17/2020
The Bright!Tax Awards Committee is pleased to announce that Olivia Cunningham is the latest recipient of the prestigious Global Scholar Award for Americans studying abroad. Olivia originally hails from Boston, however since undertaking a study abroad opportunity in her senior year of high school, she has been embracing life abroad. She completed her undergraduate degree […]
06/22/2020
David Miller is the first recipient of the Bright!Tax Global Scholar Award in 2020. Bright!Tax is the leading provider of US tax services for Americans living abroad. With expat clients in over 190 countries, Bright!Tax is keenly aware of the benefits of living abroad, and how the over 9 million US expats are both the new American […]
02/06/2020
The US tax system is different compared to other countries, as it requires expats to file US taxes from abroad, reporting their worldwide income, even if they file foreign taxes too. Expats often also have additional reporting requirements that Americans living in the states don’t, such as the requirement to report their foreign bank and […]
12/09/2019
Skyler Rutkowski is the latest winner of the Bright!Tax Global Scholar Award. The award is made biannually to exceptional young Americans who wish to study overseas. Skyler is the eighth recipient of the award, which was launched in 2016 by Bright!Tax, the world-leading expat tax services firm. Skyler is currently working towards a PHD in […]
05/02/2019
American expats are required to file a US tax return reporting their worldwide income, just as if they lived in the US. Filing from abroad is typically more complex however, due to additional filing requirements such as claiming the exemptions and credits that help expats avoid double taxation, as well as reporting foreign accounts and […]