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US citizens overseas are required to declare all income (and capital gains) to the IRS regardless of source. They still have to file returns in the US. Bob will
by scrumper 12y ago
US citizens overseas are required to declare all income (and capital gains) to the IRS regardless of source. They still have to file returns in the US. Bob will owe tax as a result, but he can probably write off the 4% he payed in PR against his US taxes. He's not a resident of California, so he likely avoids the state tax.
(Note: I don't know specifically about Puerto Rico, but generally the above is the case for US citizens in foreign countries.)
- clamprecht 12y agoThat's why I asked about Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a territory of the US, so it isn't considered "overseas". If you google it, you'll see what I'm talking about. Here's a link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/puerto-rico-woos-rich-with-hefty-tax-breaks-2014-04-22 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/puerto-rico-woos-rich-with-...
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- scrumper 12y agoI did Google it, and I found this http://premieroffshore.com/move-puerto-rico-pay-zero-capital-gains-tax/ http://premieroffshore.com/move-puerto-rico-pay-zero-capital... Which seems to support your idea! "Capital gains are sourced to your place of residence." Any dividend income would be taxable, since you have to file an IRS return for all ex-PR income, but it looks like not the CG. Quite a loophole - thanks for prompting the research. EDIT: There are some quite long-term residency requirements to avoid CG on things you owned before moving to PR though. I don't think it'd work in the year timeframe you asked about.
- nationcrafting 12y agoRead up about it, if you can find the time: the Puerto Rico situation is different than all other foreign countries for US citizens.
- maaku 12y agoPuerto Rico is not overseas, it is part of the US...
- rincon0404 12y agoPR is a US Territory. Technically, you never left the country. "In general, United States citizens and resident aliens who are bona fide residents of Puerto Rico during the entire tax year, which for most individuals is January 1 to December 31, are not required to file a U.S. federal income tax return if they have income only from sources within Puerto Rico." www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc901.html There are caveats. One that I know for sure is that if you are self-employed, you still must file & pay FICA taxes to the US federal government.