Do US citizens have to pay the IRS when domicile outside the US? - GoFuckYourself.com

emjay · 04-10-2009, 02:30 AM

I heard a while back that they do - is this still the case?

Ethersync · 04-10-2009, 02:35 AM

Yes, but you can get a tax credit up to around $80,000, but you must be out of the US for at least 11 months usually. Still need to do a tax return regardless.

DWB · 04-10-2009, 02:44 AM

The USA owns our ass no matter where we live. It's called modern day slavery.

Though like the poster above said, you can get a 87k tax break if you are a resident or pass the physical presence test which stats you have to be abroad and earning foreign income for 300 something days. The exact number of days is slipping my mind at the moment.

emjay · 04-10-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethersync

Yes, but you can get a tax credit up to around $80,000, but you must be out of the US for at least 11 months usually. Still need to do a tax return regardless.

Perfect, thank you Ethersync

Ethersync · 04-10-2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by emjay

Perfect, thank you Ethersync

Anytime. Here is more information.

U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=97324,00.html

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=97130,00.html

Sarah_Jayne · 04-10-2009, 03:20 AM

You have to file. If you make over a certain amount they happily tax it despite you having paid that tax in the country in which you earned it already.

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DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	The USA owns our ass no matter where we live. It's called modern day slavery. Though like the poster above said, you can get a 87k tax break if you are a resident or pass the physical presence test which stats you have to be abroad and earning foreign income for 300 something days. The exact number of days is slipping my mind at the moment.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	You have to file. If you make over a certain amount they happily tax it despite you having paid that tax in the country in which you earned it already.