10/07/2025
What is an ITIN? ITIN is an acronym for ‘Individual Taxpayer Identification Number’. An ITIN is a 9 digit number that always begins with a 9 that is issued by the IRS that allows individuals who are not eligible for or who don’t have a social security number to file a US tax return. Before […]
10/07/2025
All Americans living overseas are subject to file a US tax return each year if they earn over $14,600 (2024), or just $400 of self-employment income, regardless of where they live or where their income is from. While filing an annual tax return is one of the downsides of holding a US passport, you may […]
10/07/2025
Our Bright!Tax IRS Insights series lifts up the hood to reveal the inner workings of the IRS engine. Today we’ll be looking at the best strategies for responding to an IRS audit letter. As described in our previous IRS Insights article, the IRS can access a vast amount of information about US taxpayers living abroad, […]
10/07/2025
Currently, an estimated nine million Americans are living abroad. The majority have accounts at foreign banks, and many of them are now receiving letters from their banks asking for their US tax identification numbers. Some are also asking their American clients to certify that they are current with their US tax filings. FATCA, the […]