09/27/2026
If you’re about to sell (or are considering selling) a substantial amount in assets, the capital gains tax is likely top of mind. While capital gains taxes can be complex in general, Americans living abroad must take additional factors into account. Failing to weigh the tax implications before carrying out a sale can take a […]
10/07/2025
This article was last updated in February 2023. There are a variety of different reasons that Americans living abroad participate in foreign pension plans. Some qualify for them after settling abroad permanently, some are granted them as part of their compensation for work done abroad. Regardless of where they live or how they came to […]
05/29/2026
Bright!Tax has been shortlisted for the prestigious FEM EMMA Tax Provider of the Year Award for the EMEA region. The Awards ceremony takes place on Friday November 9th at the O2 Intercontinental in London, England. For the last eight years, the EMMA Awards have recognized excellence and Innovation in the field of Global Mobility […]
05/29/2026
Bright!Tax, the leading US expat tax services provider, established its Global Scholar Program in 2016 to help young Americans have the opportunity to study overseas. Awarded biannually, the program has since provided four exceptional young Americans with the opportunity to study abroad. Now, Colorado resident Addison Noel has become the fifth Bright!Tax Global Scholar, and […]
05/29/2026
Bright!Tax is immensely proud to announce that we’ve been named as a finalist for the 2018 FEM Americas EMMA awards in two categories: Expat Tax Provider of the Year, and Expatriate Banking and Financial Services Innovation. The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) inspires, informs and unites the Global Mobility community … … via an online […]
05/29/2026
The Bright!Tax Awards Committee announced last week that Adeel Mufti is the latest recipient of the Bright!Tax Global Scholar award. The Bright!Tax Global Scholar Award offers supplementary tuition fees support to exceptional young Americans who wish to study overseas. Adeel fought off over 300 other applicants in this Award round. The Bright!Tax Awards Committee […]
10/07/2025
Over the last few years, millions of US expats have been asked by their foreign banks and investment firms to fill out IRS form W-9. Receiving form W-9 often causes surprise or alarm. While there’s no need to panic, there are a number of things that expats should know if they receive form W-9, to […]
05/29/2026
Just a fortnight after being named Expat Tax Provider of the Year 2017 for the Asia Pacific Region at a prestigious awards dinner in Hong Kong, coming in ahead of Big 4 accounting firm EY, Bright!Tax has now also been shortlisted for the 2017 Tax Provider of the Year award for Europe, the Middle East […]
05/29/2026
We are thrilled to have been named 2017 Expat Tax Provider of the Year for the Asia Pacific region last week in Hong Kong. The new award follows our also having been named 2017 Expat Tax Provider of the Year for the Americas region in Denver in May. This time we came in ahead of […]
05/29/2026
After having already recently been named 2017 Tax Provider of the Year for the Americas region at a gala awards dinner in Denver in May, Bright!Tax has also now been named a finalist for a second prestigious FEM EMMA Tax Provider of the Year Award, this time for the Asia Pacific region. The Forum for […]