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There can be huge tax advantages in the US compared to Canada or the EU. My effective rate in California is 24% because I can file my taxes jointly which isn't
by digianarchist 4y ago
There can be huge tax advantages in the US compared to Canada or the EU. My effective rate in California is 24% because I can file my taxes jointly which isn't possible elsewhere.
- cdavid 4y agoIt depends on the country. In France, you definitely gets lots of tax advantage getting married, and in many cases 1 person earning X is not so different than 2 people getting x/2 after tax. That is definitely not true in the UK, at least when I was working there from 2011 to 2017.
- ido 4y agoIt may not be possible everywhere but it’s certainly possible elsewhere (my wife and I also file jointly in Germany).
- digianarchist 4y agoTIL: https://www.diw.de/documents/dokumentenarchiv/17/81949/steiner_familiensplitting_folien.pdf https://www.diw.de/documents/dokumentenarchiv/17/81949/stein...