10/02/2017
It has been estimated that there are several thousand Americans living in Oman. Living in Oman is an incredible experience for a number of reasons, including the climate, the beaches, the expat community, and the quality of life. As an American expatriate living in Oman though, what exactly do you need to know regarding filing […]
09/28/2017
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 […]
09/28/2017
Americans are almost unique in still having to file home country taxes from overseas. While this requirement has been US law since the Civil War, the interconnectedness of today’s global banking and tax systems have only recently allowed the IRS enforce it. They can even revoke expats’ US passports if they believe that they owe […]
09/27/2017
It has been estimated that there are several thousand Americans living in Sri Lanka. Living in Sri Lanka is an incredible experience for a number of reasons, including the friendly locals, the beaches and landscapes, and the culture and cuisine. As an American expatriate living in Sri Lanka though, what exactly do you need to […]
09/25/2017
It has been estimated that there are several thousand Americans living in Gabon. Living in Gabon is an incredible experience for a number of reasons, including the friendly locals, the beaches and climate, and the culture and cuisine. As an American expatriate living in Gabon though, what exactly do you need to know regarding filing […]
09/25/2017
Americans living abroad are still subject to US tax filing requirements on their worldwide income. There are also further US filing requirements just for expats, including having to report foreign bank and investment accounts if the expat’s combined balances exceed $10,000 at any time during the year, and reporting foreign financial assets on form 8938. […]
09/21/2017
This post was updated on February 15th, 2023 Many Americans dream of retiring abroad. Who wouldn’t want to spend their golden years in a retirement-friendly country with a rich culture, gorgeous climate, and more affordable cost of living? But when it comes to the specifics of how to retire abroad, it’s easy to get confused. […]
09/20/2017
It has been estimated that there are several thousand Americans living in Andorra. Living in Andorra is an incredible experience for a number of reasons, including the low taxes, the climate and the mountains, the security and health care, and having easy access to the rest of Europe. As an American expatriate living in Andorra […]
09/18/2017
It has been estimated that there are several thousand Americans living in Tunisia. Living in Tunisia is an incredible experience for a number of reasons, including the friendly locals, the beaches and climate, the quality of life, and culture and history. As an American expatriate living in Tunisia though, what exactly do you need to […]
09/14/2017
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 […]