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>> "America is one of the few countries that could get away with this" There are actually only two countries that do it - the US and Eritrea.
by k-mcgrady 11y ago
>> "America is one of the few countries that could get away with this"
There are actually only two countries that do it - the US and Eritrea.
- wolfgke 11y agoI think China, too.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThat is a bit ambiguous, but it seems to be more of a reporting requirement and not the same thing. Anyways, even us expats are effected by it if we stay for more than 5 years without a 1 month break.
- girzel 11y agoI've been in China for fifteen years, and haven't filed taxes for the past twelve, I think. I'm moving back to the States at the end of this year, and am deeply worried about integrating myself back into the good graces of the IRS. Luckily I'm poor as rocks!
- analyst74 11y agoI never thought about this, but shit it's true, because they learnt from IRS when drafting the tax code back in the day. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/business/international/china-starts-enforcing-tax-law-for-citizens-working-abroad.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/business/international/chi...