"Gogarty" wrote in message
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Jere Lull wrote:
(okay, there may be technical
exceptions, but it's tough to send a bill to someone who is 5000 miles
away.)
It is easy to send the Bill, to the Registered Address, what is hard to
do, is get them to PAY IT.........
Until, that is, you want to return to the USA. The IRS has a mighty long
reach. And the US is about the only nation in the world that taxes its
citizens on income earned abroad. If you carry a US passport and you
reside in another country and earn all your income in that country, the
IRS wants its share. I have a friend in Venezuela who finally said "Screw
this!" and renounced his US citizenship.
We have somewhat similar policies.....although they may make a bit more
sense up here.
I have a buddy who has spent almost his entire working life in the Carribean
working on boats etc..wherever he can support himself while contributing
nothing in Canadian taxes. He is counting on eventually returning wnen he
can no longer work to our old age pension, guaranteed income supplement and
socialized medicine. (plus a small Canada Pension amount for a half dozen
years working in this country).
Pretty minimal but he's lived the majority of his life as one long vacation.
He'll still be as well off as the working poor.