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Are you sure you're paying any tax money to the US? My understanding is that the US and France have a tax treaty, France's taxes are higher than in the US, and
by spoonie 10y ago
Are you sure you're paying any tax money to the US? My understanding is that the US and France have a tax treaty, France's taxes are higher than in the US, and you are receiving tax credits for the income tax you're paying in France. You shouldn't have any obligations to the US unless you've got some income in the US while you live in France.
- pcl 10y agoI believe the OP was objecting to the notion that FACTA requires US citizens residing abroad to go to great lengths to document their foreign income, to prove that they aren't doing anything nefarious. Note that this is different than what US citizens residing in the states need to do, for a number of reasons, and is relatively new: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Account_Tax_Compliance_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Account_Tax_Complian...
- coredog64 10y agoThe IRS requires a number of conditions to be satisfied before they will allow you to file as an expat. It is also possible that someone can be paid in a fashion that doesn't incur additional local taxes but that the IRS sees as income. If you live somewhere that uses a VAT or import duties instead of an income tax, well, good luck getting a credit for that.