Supporting Your US Staff
With Clear, Reliable Tax Guidance
Help your American employees stay compliant with their US tax obligations and avoid common, costly mistakes. SmileTax focuses on US tax returns for American educators working internationally.
No obligation. No cost to your school.
60+ years Big Four expat tax experience
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot
30+ international schools recommend us
Vetted and Accredited
The Part Nobody Tells HR
It Rarely Starts as a Tax Problem. It Starts as Bad Advice in the Staffroom.
August
A new American hire arrives.
Nobody mentions that the US taxes its citizens wherever they live.
October
A colleague says “we don't file abroad”.
Or they try DIY software, or the accountant back home who has never seen a housing allowance.
Five Years Later
A letter from the IRS.
And a good teacher who is anxious, distracted and wondering whether to go home.
The good news: most international school educators owe nothing, and every missed year is fixable. They just need the right people, early.
Here is where you come in ↓Three Moments, Five Minutes Each
Three Ways Schools Use SmileTax
You don't need to become a tax expert. You point people to us at the right moment, and we have written everything you need to say.
Onboard
A new American joins your staff.
You:
Paste one paragraph into the onboarding pack.
We give you:
The paragraph, your school's link, and a one page staff guide.
Remind
Four dates in the US tax year.
You:
Forward our note to your US staff.
We give you:
A short, ready written note for each deadline, whenever you want to use it.
Rescue
Someone admits they have not filed in years.
You:
Quietly point them to us. No judgement, no fuss.
We give them:
A defined route back. In most cases there is nothing owed for the missing years.
The Staff Kit
Everything Lands in Your Inbox, Ready to Forward
Your school's own link. Staff who use it get the $359 international school rate.
A ready made newsletter blurb for your next staff bulletin.
An onboarding paragraph to paste straight into your new hire pack.
A one page guide for US staff: who has to file, the four dates, and what it costs.
Our free step by step FBAR guide, because we think charging for it is ridiculous.
SmileTaxUS Taxes for American Staff
One page guide · [School name]
Newsletter Blurb
US taxes: help for our American colleagues
With your school link
Ready to Forward
Subject: June 15 is your filing deadline
A quick reminder for our American colleagues: as US citizens living abroad you get an automatic extension to June 15…
Tax Year Deadlines
Next up: October 15, final extension deadline
06
Days
06
Hours
07
Mins
10
Secs
April 15
Standard US filing deadline
June 15
Automatic extension for Americans abroad
October 15
Final extension deadline
Late January
The next filing season opens
The last chance for anyone who extended, and the moment to quietly reach colleagues who have not filed in years.
Get Your School Link →What Your Staff Get
A Real Person, Not a Support Queue
A free account in two minutes
No card, no commitment. Documents go through an encrypted portal, never email.
A one to one call with their own preparer
Before anything is prepared. This is usually where they hear they owe nothing.
Review, approve, filed with the IRS
They pay only when the return is ready. Then we remind them next year.
International School Rate
$359
Federal return, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, Foreign Tax Credits and the call with their preparer, all included. State returns $99.
Nothing to pay until the return is ready to file.
Free for your school. No contract, no commission either way.
From School Leaders
"I use SmileTax for my own taxes, and I recommend them to every American on my team."
Josh Bishop · Head of School, Surabaya Intercultural School, Indonesia
30+
international schools recommend us each year
60+ years
combined Big Four US expat tax experience
27
countries our clients file from
Excellent
rated on Trustpilot
Before You Say Yes
Questions HR Asks Us
Does this cost the school anything?
No. There is no fee, no contract and no commission in either direction. You are simply sharing a resource with your staff.
Will we see any staff tax information?
Never. Each staff member deals with their own preparer, privately.
What if someone's situation is complicated?
Housing allowances, US investments, mutual funds and a rental back home are routine for us. If something is outside our scope, we say so early.
Who on our staff does this cover?
Every American on your staff, teaching or not. The $359 international school rate applies to all of them.
Get the Staff Kit for Your School
Your school's link, a newsletter blurb, the onboarding paragraph and the one page staff guide.
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