Never thought of it like that before..

[Elok]

Americans don't even have that option, sadly. An American who spent 400 days shipwrecked on a desert island would be presented, on his return to civilization, with a request from the IRS for a certain percentage of the bushmeat and seashells he collected during that fiscal year. Plus late fees. The fact that he did not consume, and was incapable of consuming, any services provided by the U.S. government would be irrelevant.

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[giblets]

Americans don't even have that option, sadly. An American who spent 400 days shipwrecked on a desert island would be presented, on his return to civilization, with a request from the IRS for a certain percentage of the bushmeat and seashells he collected during that fiscal year. Plus late fees. The fact that he did not consume, and was incapable of consuming, any services provided by the U.S. government would be irrelevant.

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The foreign earned income exclusion would apply to that bushmeat and seashells.... unless the bushmeat and seashells had market value exceeding $100,800

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Foreign-Earned-Income-Exclusion

[pchang]

The foreign earned income exclusion would apply to that bushmeat and seashells.... unless the bushmeat and seashells had market value exceeding $100,800

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Inter...come-Exclusion

Since the deserted island would not be recognized as a foreign nation nor a foreign tax home, it is doubtful said shipwrecked person would qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.

[giblets]

Does the US own deserted islands?

[The Mad Monk]

By default.

[Bereta_Eder]

No, I just think it's odd that we shredded the hell out of their country and they still call us beautiful. I'm not totally sure why we're beautiful; possibly it has to do with their endless exposure to American pop culture and the notion that we own lots of crap and don't have to bribe the bo dai to do everything. My father-in-law notes that ironically, the Vietnamese have an extremely enterprising, even capitalist, culture. But that's speculation on my part. And that enterprising culture, for all I know, could be a reaction to living in a crummy communist state where they have to take the initiative to prosper.

My wife says Great Britain is Ngoc Anh (might be misspelling that), "the white [person] country." France's adjective, believe it or not, sounds a lot like "fop." And China's adjective, supposedly, is a two-word compound very similar to that used for goods of dubious quality.

That was very entertaining Elok.
Thanks

[Dauphin]

My non-resident status is tied into me not having to pay tax in the UK. I pay tax in France. Voting in a system that currently has no viable options for me anyway currently means less than the idea of having to pay two lots of tax.

Double taxation treaties aren't a fiction.

[kentonio]

Double taxation treaties aren't a fiction.

It gets more complicated though with split years and all that tedious bollocks.

[loinburger]

It's a big enough pain in the ass figuring out income split between states - I just wind up overpaying by a few hundred bucks to keep all of the auditors off my back (and hiring an accountant wouldn't help - the problem is my less-than-impeccable financial records)

[pchang]

Then start keeping better records.

[loinburger]

Or stop moving between states

[NICE MOBIUS]

Better records would still be a good idea.

[My Hubby Loves Civ]

Look at history, the younger generations always are educated with a perspective of history and until they do their own research in later years, they will not fully understand the realities of any given war. History is mandated by the surviving rulerships not the downtrodden survivors. There are always different perspectives, but when all you know is the good white washed versions, how will anyone know any different?