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Bad news for expats
Old 06-09-2006, 05:27 PM   #1
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This would have delayed ER had it happened long ago!

New: Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) Passed
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Foreign Earned Income ... for example, if you make $100,000 while working in a foreign country this year, $80,000 of that will be excluded from being taxed by the U.S. government. However, under TIPRA, you will now be taxed at the $100,000 tax bracket for the remaining $20,000 of your income as opposed to only being taxed at the $20,000 bracket in the past.


There is more, and it's not pretty...

http://www.hrblock.com/taxes/fast_fa...aoverview.html
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