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To be clear, you wouldn't actually pay double-taxes (I think -- if you make more than $100k, it depends on if the Germans and Americans have a treaty over it, b
by deong 11y ago
To be clear, you wouldn't actually pay double-taxes (I think -- if you make more than $100k, it depends on if the Germans and Americans have a treaty over it, but most countries do, I think). You'd have to file twice, but the US side would consist of forms that say you don't owe the US government anything because you already paid more to the Germans than the US would have charged.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThere are cases where double taxation can occur that aren't covered under tax treaties. Consider an American working abroad going on a business trip to the USA. Depends in the country, you can be on the hook for taxes in both countries, where neither country recognizes the right of the other to tax.
- mike_hearn 11y agoDouble taxation does happen pretty regularly, in particular, the USA often doesn't recognise various types of European investment and pension instruments and that causes complications. It's a really byzantine system that shouldn't even exist at all. People who live outside the USA get nothing from the US government, so they should pay no taxes. Every other country has this figured out.
- rayiner 11y agoI filed five returns last year (4 states and 1 federal) and I didn't even leave the U.S.