09/02/2016
The Bright!Tax Awards Committee is pleased to announce that Kersey Schott has been awarded the most recent Bright!Tax Global Scholar award. Kersey is a postgraduate student taking a Masters in European Studies at the University of Leipzig, Germany. She previously completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio State University, where she graduated Cum Laude. Kersey, who […]
06/07/2016
Approximately three quarters of the estimated seven to nine million Americans living abroad aren’t currently filing a federal tax return. Seeing as all American citizens and green card holders who earn over $10,000 (or just $400 of they’re self-employed) are required by law to file a federal return declaring their worldwide income, no matter where […]
03/28/2016
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Bright!Tax Global Scholar Initiative. The initiative will offer supplemental fees support to the next generation of young Americans who are currently studying or who would like to study abroad. The Bright!Tax Global Scholar Initiative will provide scholarships of a minimum of $1000. Awards will be made […]
03/15/2016
Bright!Tax is delighted to announce that Katelynn Minott, CPA, has been promoted to Partner. With clients in over 150 countries worldwide, Bright!Tax is a leading provider of US expat tax preparation services to the nine million Americans living overseas. Before joining Bright!Tax in 2012 as a Senior CPA, Ms Minott graduated from the University […]
02/08/2016
All US citizens and green card holders have to file a US federal income tax return every year if their income is above the minimum threshold of around $10,000, irrespective of whether they live in the States or abroad. The threshold applies to worldwide income, and it doesn’t matter if you live in another country […]
02/05/2016
The growing complexity of financial disclosures of American citizens living abroad could be a boon for a Covington native’s business. Entrepreneur Greg Dewald launched Bright!Tax, a cloud-based, U.S. income tax preparation firm, in 2010. But now, the company’s founder and chief executive is looking to expand the operation and open new office space in […]
02/05/2016
Cincinnati Startup assisting 7 million US expats worldwide lifts anchor in NYC, scouts international sites for new HQ. New York, NY — Though it had been in the works for some time, just this summer, the US Treasury Department unleashed a regulatory tsunami upon US citizens living and working abroad, the Foreign Asset Tax Compliance […]
02/05/2016
Greg Dewald, Bright!Tax CEO Following in the trailblazing footsteps of some of America’s most innovating and exciting new businesses, entrepreneur Greg Dewald and his team of financial whizzes will see their cloud based start-up Bright!Tax reach thrilling new heights this year after being chosen to receive seed capital from one of United States’ most progressive […]
02/04/2016
Bright!Tax, an innovative cloud-based tax accounting firm, is thrilled to announce it has won significant equity investment from a prestigious business accelerator. Bright!Tax specializes in providing income tax preparation for Americans living abroad—almost seven million potential clients. In its first year in business it has attracted clients from more than 50 countries. In winning the […]
02/04/2016
Bright!Tax © CEO, Greg Dewald, was featured live this morning on the Doni Belau show on the Overseas Radio Network. Dewald and Belau discussed tax ramifications of moving to France as an American expatriate. In addition, they talked about FBAR, FATCA and the new data sharing agreement between the United States and the 5 Sovereigns […]