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#1 is a bit of a gotcha; in the case of the USA it holds tax treaties with some countries (maybe blocs like the EU?) and not with others. If you’re earning in
by dayjah 6y ago
#1 is a bit of a gotcha; in the case of the USA it holds tax treaties with some countries (maybe blocs like the EU?) and not with others.
If you’re earning in a country with a treaty, say the UK, you pay the local tax and any difference is paid to the US if your local tax is less than what you’d pay the fed+state if applicable.
- 627467 6y agoObviously any country/society can enact any tax rules they see fit, but if I was american living and working and paying tax abroad I would wonder what the tax difference I needed to pay is for. I guess you could argue: military/consular protection. Yet, still feels expensive.