12/06/2018
All American citizens and green card holders, including expats, are required to file an annual federal tax return, reporting their worldwide income. Filing a US tax return from abroad as an expat is typically more complex than filing in the US though due to additional filing requirements. For example, the majority of expats can avoid […]
12/03/2018
Americans who move abroad are required to continue filing US taxes, reporting their worldwide income, wherever in the world they may live. The US is almost unique in having this requirement for expats to file. As expats may also have to pay taxes in the country where they live, the IRS has provided some exemptions, […]
11/29/2018
All Americans (including green card holders) are required to file a federal tax return each year, reporting their worldwide income, irrespective of where in the world they live. This requirement is almost unique to America (most countries tax based on whether you live or have income or assets in the country), and as it’s perhaps […]
11/26/2018
Brandon Fathy has been named as the latest Bright!Tax Global Scholar Award Winner. Thanks to Bright!Tax’ support, Brandon will be taking up a place at the University of Leicester in the UK to begin a PHD in Archeology in January. The Bright!Tax Global Scholar Program was set up in 2016 to provide opportunities for exceptional […]
11/22/2018
Rome is for many people an unrivalled destination in terms of heritage and history. Of the estimated 170,000 Americans living in Italy, around half live in Rome, making the ancient city one of the world’s major US expat hubs, thanks to its architecture, culture, and legacy in Western Civilization. Unfortunately for Americans living in Rome […]
11/21/2018
More Americans are going overseas (Originally published in 2012) I wondered for some years if I was alone thinking that opportunities for folks in the States were becoming more and more limited and if a relocation to another country might be the new “American West” – the place where dreams of good fortune and better […]
11/21/2018
What is form 8858? The IRS requires US taxpayers who are owners of Foreign Disregarded Entities to file form 8858, Information Return of US Persons With Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities. What is a Foreign Disregarded Entity? The IRS defines a Foreign Disregarded Entity (FDE) as “an entity that is not created or organized in […]
11/20/2018
Sirelo is a new platform that helps international movers find international removals firms. We asked Alyce at Sirelo to tell us more about it. Tell us a little about yourself? My name is Alyce and I am the Digital Communications Specialist at Sirelo. I am originally from Perth in Western Australia. I loved living in […]
11/19/2018
It’s that time of year again when we start taking stock of 2018 and looking ahead to the holiday season and next year. For many expats, it makes sense to start getting their ducks in a row now, in terms of year-end tax planning , to avoid a last minute rush in December when they […]
11/15/2018
The entire Bright!Tax team wishes you a very Happy Holiday Season as we enter 2019! We wish to thank you for choosing us to prepare your US tax return this year. While we firmly believe that we are the best at US expat tax preparation, we know that you have a choice and we hope […]