• BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    Don’t forget to renounce your US citizenship. It costs just $2300 + income tax on everything you have

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      There are a few countries in the world where you can hold US dual citizenship. Canada is one if them. You can become a Canadian citizen without renouncing your US citizenship

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        But isn’t it true that you still have to pay some sort of annual tax to the USA even if you no longer live there?

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          Americans have to submit tax forms to the IRS every year, even if they are no longer living there or earning income there.

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          No. It is not true.

          I lived outside the US for many years and never even filed my taxes because my income was less than $100,000 per year.

          If you earn a bit more than that, or you have income from capital gains, then may have to report it and pay taxes, yes.

          See IRS rules for “Foreign Income Exclusion”

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        A post (that now appears to be deleted) of a American that moved to Singapore and renounced their citizenship after obtaining Singaporean citizenship. Apparently the OP there was charged $2300 to do it and the post was a digital receipt for that.