Exit tax to leave the country

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Quote from reiser999:

The IRS link is still relevant, it does not contradict the 'Heart Act'
http://www.mwe.com/index.cfm/fuseac...t_id/36c3cb82-e7f9-4651-9668-f986d5f73e58.cfm

Government links:

Summary of Federal Income Tax Changes 2008
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/law/legis/08FedTax.pdf

Here is the House of Representatives Technical explanation of the Heart Act
http://www.house.gov/jct/x-44-08.pdf

The ten year rule applies if you stay in the US for longer than 30 days in any year of those ten years and you will be taxed worldwide for that year, in addition you still must pay the exit tax.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97245,00.html

you're great at putting links up... maybe you should try reading them? or, if you are reading them, maybe you should try understanding them?

a quote from your first link: "A welcome aspect of the Act is that ATR’s 30-day rule does not apply to covered expatriates who may spend significant time in the United States..."

a quote from your 2nd and 3rd link: "Under the provision, the present-law expatriation income tax rules under section 877 do not apply with respect to a covered expatriate whose expatriation or residency termination occurs on or after the date of enactment."

do a search for section 877 and what do you get? you get a link to back to your 4th link: the IRS page on the exit tax... it's about as irrelevant as it gets.

a tip: read and understand links you put up which are supposed to back your argument. because, if they happen to contradict your argument, you will inevitably end up looking like an ass.

 

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Quote from PocketChange:

Are you crazy! Live abroad and collect your Social Security...
Get a sleazy lawyer to write a memorandum of law that states you do not have to pay any taxes because you are living abroad.

There was a movement afoot here in Cali for immigrants that worked on fake/borrowed SSNs to get credit for the money "they" paid into the "borrowed" SSN account; the amounts deducted from their checks. The movement also wanted to have the SSN benefit checks sent directly to the Mexico or San Salvador or ??? every month, if thats wherever the worker now resides.

So, I don't think you need to be a citizen.