My understanding is that federal law precludes them from doing that.
https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ95/PLAW-104publ95.pdf
Hope you don't plan on returning.
Well, what about your sink holes?
Hope you don't plan on returning.
I think they will expect you to follow the rules as interpreted by them (the IRS), not as interpreted by you. Seems you may have some failure to file risk unless your income was such that you were not required to file.I return several times a year and am in the process ( was at US Embassy this morning) of moving back to the USA. NYS will never know and the IRS does not care as long as I follow the rules you quoted as interpreted by me.
Not sure if this is true but BIL claims that if he stays X straight nights in NYC they come after him for income tax for those X days.
Ok, how many here have been to "Little Vincent's" in either Huntington or Lake Ronkonkoma?
I return several times a year and am in the process ( was at US Embassy this morning) of moving back to the USA. NYS will never know and the IRS does not care as long as I follow the rules you quoted as interpreted by me.
I relocated to Florida from New York City last year. After almost 20 years in NYC, I sold my apartment and left for good.
Since I have been early retired for several years, most of my income now is dividends and interest, so I was no longer paying a ton of state and city income taxes as a resident of NYC. But, in my experience, the public services were declining significantly along with the quality of life. A homeless camp had been created around the corner from my apartment building, The subways, roads, and other services that I relied on had been declining for years.
And frankly there was a political element. I will avoid going into details about that, out of respect for the forum rules, but both the mayor of NYC and the governor have made it clear that they don’t value people like me. In fact, several years ago the governor of NY actually stated that people with political opinions like mine were not welcome in the state.
Why should I continue to give my money to people who hate me?
There is an expression I like: “Go where you’re treated best.”
So that’s what I did.
Haven't been there, but as you know there is a wealth of great bagel/Italian food places in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
As long as you continue to hold a U.S. passport you should have been filing a Federal return.
1. I’m a U.S. citizen living and working outside of the United States for many years. Do I still need to file a U.S. tax return?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien living outside the United States, your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you live. However, you may qualify for certain foreign earned income exclusions and/or foreign income tax credits. Please refer to Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for additional information.
I hate when people post BS like this on the internet! I remember when people would post stuff like this on other forums about not being able to collect SS. What a crock!
Well, lets all hope their expectations are not to high, as they will be sorely disappointed. The only income I receive is SS and the usual kindness from strangers both of which due not require filing. On the other hand YW is not a citizen/resident of the USA and I understand she has to pay taxes to her home country at what amounts to less than 5%. Which, IMHO is more than fair considering we do not get many "potholes" and I do not drive on the roads,anyway.I think they will expect you to follow the rules as interpreted by them (the IRS), not as interpreted by you. Seems you may have some failure to file risk unless your income was such that you were not required to file.
Can you elaborate on where the BS is? All I see is this:
Assuming your gross income is low enough then? I've had to receive international tax consultancy service for my situation before, but we may at other ends of the deduction/credit thresholds.
Yes, all year 'round.In January?
I was quoting a different post than yours!
This is certainly true for professional athletes. For them, income earned while playing at home is taxed wherever that stadium is. Endorsements and other income, wherever their residence is. And while on the road, those locations also. Now they do get a credit on the home tax state for taxes paid to states on the road, but that is capped to their home states max rate. So if your home state is Florida (let's say you play for the Tampa Lightning (NHL)), you get to pay NY State rates on your away games with the Rangers and Islanders.
Yes, let's go with that!But it was the same idea. I think I get it now... you lived abroad and only income was SS which would be not taxable since you had no other income so you were not required to file.... so you didn't file... that's your story and you are sticking to it!
It would have made things a lot easier to understand if you had put that in to begin with.
The Science Channel just started a series on sinkholes. It is a lot of repetition, but has interesting moments. As you can imagine, the Tampa area is prominently featured in their segments. I think it is produced in the UK, and it turns out there are areas there too, especially around Ripon England.Sinkholes are one of the reasons we moved our winter home from the Tampa area to just north of Ft Lauderdale. We had a rental in Tampa that had a sinkhole open in the parking lot in front of the townhouse. Another opened a short distance from our winter home and another near my sister-in-law’s home. We love SE Florida much more than the Tampa area too, so it was a good move.
The Science Channel just started a series on sinkholes. It is a lot of repetition, but has interesting moments. As you can imagine, the Tampa area is prominently featured in their segments. I think it is produced in the UK, and it turns out there are areas there too, especially around Ripon England.
What I did learn about Florida sinkholes is that there are some really slow sinkers that cause havoc on buildings. You know, cracked walls, etc. Not necessarily a full-on hole that swallows, but a slow sinker that ruins your property until remediation is instituted. There are flippers that buy these houses for fractions of real value and try to remediate them to sell. Buying those sounds mighty risky to me.