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goodEnglishes
Joined: 19 May 2016 Posts: 30
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:09 pm Post subject: Answering your question |
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Raytheon pays around $150,000 a year on paper + free housing + free food + 401k + some health + some PTO. Taxes are taken out of that chunk, and it ultimately depends on how much time you spend in Afghanistan. |
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DynoButch1
Joined: 03 Apr 2014 Posts: 14 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Bit north of that, actually, if you stay "boots on the ground" for an entire year, ie, you don't take any leave, which is pure lunacy. As you say, all depends on how long you spend in country.
You can elect to have taxes taken out or, if you qualify, declare yourself exempt and then exclude up to the maximum under FEIE ($104,100 for 2018) at tax time next year, assuming you've met the 330-day physical presence test (as I've heard, IRS is no longer accepting bona fide residency claims for people working in Afghanistan). You'll end up paying taxes on the roughly $60k above that amount. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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DynoButch1 wrote: |
assuming you've met the 330-day physical presence test (as I've heard, IRS is no longer accepting bona fide residency claims for people working in Afghanistan). |
That is odd... something to do with the type of visa perhaps. But even when I had a couple months off at work in the Gulf, I was less than 30 days in the US. Lots of other countries to visit out there.
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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veiledsentiments wrote: |
DynoButch1 wrote: |
assuming you've met the 330-day physical presence test (as I've heard, IRS is no longer accepting bona fide residency claims for people working in Afghanistan). |
That is odd... something to do with the type of visa perhaps. |
Americans are taxed because they work directly for Raytheon, a US employer. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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It was mentioned that the IRS accepts the physical presence test. Because it is a US company, there would be SS/Medicare taken, but if you follow the exemption rules, you shouldn't have to pay income taxes.
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madrileno
Joined: 19 Aug 2010 Posts: 270 Location: Salalah, Oman
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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PAE is currently advertising positions in Afghanistan.
Does anyone have info about this company? Is the salary comparable to positions with Raytheon? |
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Randall
Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 17
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:33 pm Post subject: PAE |
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Mixed reviews
(Mod edit for job advert) |
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DynoButch1
Joined: 03 Apr 2014 Posts: 14 Location: United States
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:16 am Post subject: |
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I would assume this advert is in the hope of receiving the new contract. Raytheon is the incumbent. However, as I understand, the new contract has not been awarded yet (and there is no telling when that will happen). Whichever company is awarded the new contract, they are almost certain to lower the starting salary. |
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