Having no resident status anywhere

[xandman]

As a foreign contractor, I recall having a tax exemption for earnings if you lived 11 of the 12 months outside the US.

Perhaps, you can investigate using a foreign broker or incorporating outside the US. With today's tightened disclosure requirements for foreign account, however, I don't think you should be getting into those things.

 

[justrading]

Perhaps I've missed something, but might I ask the OP where exactly do you hail from?

You list your location as New EU, which seems to suggest a recent member state of the EU, but a number of replies assume you are American.

If you are American, you are subject to taxation even if you move to the moon. Good luck with that.

If you are not American, then yes, this could possibly be a worthwhile effort.

 

[Clint]

No one is talking about tax evasion here, all I'm saying is that if you are spend most of your time abroad(US citizen) you are eligible for 95k credit on your income. X2 for a couple. Not a bad deal, which might greatly reduce yor tax liabilities

From what I understand...that 95k credit is only for people working a job,...you do not get a 95k exemption from cap gains correct? I hope that I am wrong but it seems like that is the way it works

 

[Bob111]

From what I understand...that 95k credit is only for people working a job,...you do not get a 95k exemption from cap gains correct? I hope that I am wrong but it seems like that is the way it works

well..i'm not a tax expert ,but what i do know is that my short term gains are taxed and treated as an ordinary income(ie-salary),if i'm on US soil. if for whatever reason those gains are exempt from this exclusion, for a person living abroad-then,IMO of course there is a plenty of ways to transform your cap gains into the salary(incorporate) to get that exemption. keep in mind,that in many countries corps are not taxed,if the profits are coming from activities outside of the country(and NYSE/NASDAQ/CME are certainly outside).
i'm wrong?