Korean Job Discussion Forums

[tonyvu]

aside from the presence/bonafide tests and income requirement, what would be a reason the IRS would deny me the exemption (assuming i have the certificate)?

[tonyvu]

also found this from another post:

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/korea.pdf

[persephone]

[Konglishman]

[Konglishman]

Incidentally, with regards to the 2 year exemption from Korean taxes, I found out something new a few days ago.

First of all, once you get the exemption, you cannot get it again even if you go back to the U.S. for a few years to work. Secondly, if you have already worked for 2 years in Korea without the tax exemption, then you are ineligible to get it in the future. However, if you have only worked in Korea for a year without the tax exemption, then you can qualify for a 1 year tax exemption assuming, of course, that you take a new job at a public school or university.

At least, this is what one of the administrative people at my workplace, tells me. He seems like a fairly reliable and knowledgeable person. So, I think that what he says is correct. But then again, I can easily imagine a scenario in which people who were unsure of the exact regulations, gave him incorrect information. So, it would be nice if someone else on this forum could confirm what I have been told.

Its just too bad that I have wasted money applying for the Certificate of Residency as I have already previously worked in Korea for 2 years.

[Konglishman]

[naturegirl321]

I just got my reply back from the US. They didn't give me the cert. They said that unless I sign an affidavit swearing that I was a US resident for tax purposes, which I wasn't, they won't give me the cert.

So. . it seems like if you WERE in the US and didn't file the 2555 for the tax year, then you will get the paper from the IRS:

If you're like me and filed the 2555, then the IRS will NOT give you the paper, UNLESS you sign an affidavit swearing that you WERE a US tax resident. I think this would be for peopel like the military, or people who worked for US companies abroad.

If anyone wants, I'd be happy to email you the scan of the reply from the IRS.

[Konglishman]

[naturegirl321]

[arrangingpieces]

does anyone know if it's possible to provide the residency certificate at the end of the year and have these taxes refunded to you as it was too late for me to give it at the beginning?

i've heard it's possible but i don't have confirmation of that...

i work at a public high school.

thanks!

[naturegirl321]

[You]

I got a letter saying I needed to sign my name stating I was a US citizen...is this a special form I need to sign or do I just write a letter myself and sign it?

If there is a special form, where do I find it?

[naturegirl321]

[You]

Okay, thanks so much!

[naturegirl321]

Sorry for not updating this thread sooner. After filling out the IRS form, can't remember which one, I was snet a letter saying that I had to write another letter saying that I was a US tax resident, which I had written in the first letter.

Since I had paid 58 bucks last year, I decided to write the l,etter. My dad said if they gave it to me, despite the fact that I had filed the 2555 for nearly a decade, than that would mean there was some type of loophole or that the rules were so confusing that even the IRS peopel couldn't understand.

So I wrote the letter, again, and got a certificate saying that I'm a US tax resident.

Here's the thing, I can NO longer file the 2555EZ, becuase there's a section that says that you can't file it if you told the foreign govt where you're living that you're not a tax resident. I CAN file the 2555 normal, long form, AND get out of Korean AND American taxes, provided that I'm outside of the US for 330 days or more each year. Which I will be. Gott love loopholes!