10/07/2025
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 […]
10/07/2025
American expats can live incredible lives, and often have incredible stories to tell. New Yorker Caroline Calloway is a mature student studying History of Art at Cambridge, one of the UK’s (and world’s) oldest Universities. Her Instagram posts about her adventures in the bizarre “Harry Potter-esque” world of the university’s antiquated traditions and rituals have gained […]
10/07/2025
Living abroad is for some people a temporary endeavor while for others it is a lifetime adventure, however in all cases – while we’re still US citizens or green card holders – we are liable to pay US federal taxes, and in some cases, state taxes too. To help prevent double taxation, paying tax on […]
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 […]
10/07/2025
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 […]
10/07/2025
Robert W. Wood – The number of Americans renouncing United States citizenship or terminating long-term residency is on a record pace. Every 3 months, the government publishes the names of individuals who renounced U.S. citizenship or gave up a green card. This public outing puts Americans on notice who relinquished their rights. For January to […]
10/07/2025
American expats can live incredible lives, and often have incredible stories to tell. Kristen Evelyn Rossi is a jazz singer on a mission to spread the Golden Age of Broadway / Jazz throughout Asia. The following is an excerpt from ‘Falling in Love at the Metropole Hanoi’ in Global Living Magazine. Born on Long Island, […]
10/07/2025
Had enough of filing and paying US income taxes? Have you thought about moving beyond all the hassle and yearly effort just to remain compliant with US taxes and regulations by giving up your US citizenship? The idea, though perhaps well founded, now requires even more careful consideration than ever before. The new and pending Ex-PATRIOT Act […]
10/07/2025
by Sean Peters, SoapBoxMedia Bright!Tax helps Americans living abroad with the often dubious task of preparing taxes outside of the country. Using an online cloud system, the company operates in a simple and nearly paperless manner that makes tax season less irritable for expatriates. A semi-finalist to be part of UpTech’s annual workshop, the New […]