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> Basically the only country in the world that charges taxes on money you make and spend somewhere else I believe Eritrea does this, too. They don't have as mu
by tazjin 5y ago
> Basically the only country in the world that charges taxes on money you make and spend somewhere else
I believe Eritrea does this, too. They don't have as much political power as the US though, so they resort to torturing your remaining family members in the country to get you to comply.
- trutannus 5y ago> They don't have as much political power They're basically the North Korea of Africa. This is a massive understatement.
- cjaybo 5y agoSo they have as much political power as the US?
- trutannus 5y agoI know you're being facetious, but still, even as a joke this comparison is deeply wrong. There's nothing even remotely comparable between the two nations. You won't have your family interned in a concentration camp for moving to Italy for example.
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- arwhatever 5y agoINTERNATIONAL political power
- EE84M3i 5y agoHmm, I seem to recall hearing Australians also have complicated rules about being an "Australian resident for tax purposes" that is not the same as an Australian resident for other purposes, especially when you don't have Permanent Residence/Green Card and are on a time-limited visa (even if it's years long). So they don't technically fall into the "America and Eritrea" bad list, but still tax many Australians abroad. I forget the exact details though.
- mythz 5y agoThis is untrue, if you're a citizen of Australia who is a non-resident you don't have to report or pay taxes on world wide income made outside of Australia.
- EE84M3i 5y agoThere is an example[1] on their official site of an Australian living abroad in Japan and being a "resident for tax purposes" and thus being taxed, but not being a resident for other purposes. [1]: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/coming-to-australia-or-going-overseas/In-detail/Residency/Examples-of-residents-and-foreign-residents/?=redirected_residencyexamples#EmilyteachinginJapan https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/coming-to-australia-or-go...
- mythz 5y agoRight they're still classified as a resident since they're on a temporary contract who intended on returning after their contract has expired. If they had permanent residence in a different country they wouldn't need to.
- EE84M3i 5y agoAs far as I know, in most countries, acquiring permanent residence requires living in the country for years first and then applying, so you will be on time-limited visas until then. That is the way it is in Japan, and it is 10 years to get PR, in the general case. Anyway, I'm not an expert on Australian tax law by any means, I just wanted to note that it's not always so clear cut as "do other countries tax citizens living abroad".
- tazjin 5y agoThis confusion is common amongst people who haven't lived in abroad. Visa status, work permits, future intentions, work contracts and citizenships are all separate things and most countries weigh more than one factor to determine tax-residency. In this example, the operative bit is this: > She has a one-year contract, after which she plans to tour China, [...] This time-boxes her intentions for living abroad. It's distinct from having an unlimited work contract with a temporary visa that requires renewals, which indicates intent to stay abroad (and potentially a basis for the visa renewals). Other countries use things like a point system (UK), definitions of "centre of life" (Russia, where I live atm) and so on. Either way, Australia doesn't do the thing that the US & Eritrea do (tax applicability solely based on citizenship).
- fmajid 5y agoAnd it's not as if Eritrean migrants or refugees are welcomed with open arms anywhere in the world, so there aren't that many in that position in the first place.