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Do Americans have to pay taxes?

 
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khyber



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 9:34 pm    Post subject: Do Americans have to pay taxes? Reply with quote

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

I don't mean to sound like a complete imbicile here can anyone find the statute?
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't in 17 years... Shocked
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khyber



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Consider watching just the first 45 minutes or so...if you have the time.

Very comforting to know.
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cwemory



Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Gunpo, Korea

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 12:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The IRS website has a page that attempts to refute some of the points in the film concerning the tax protestor argument. (but then they would want to do that, wouldn't they?)
http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=159853,00.html
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Woland



Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whackystan! Pure whackystan!

Hordes of people know about this evil fraud, and are keeping silent so that it can be perpetrated on you, and just you, friend listener. Don't be fooled!
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legalquestions



Joined: 25 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 3:59 pm    Post subject: do Americans have to pay taxes? Reply with quote

Korean taxes or American taxes?

I have the correct answer (I just went through this, too).

Let me know which country, and let me know if you have been working in Korea for more than 2 years and I'll tell you.
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venus



Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Americans - pay taxes!

Why, that's for other nationalities - not Americans damn you!


Very Happy
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jmbran11



Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: U.S.

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only watched the first 20 seconds of that video, but if that's same lame argument that taxation is unconstitutional (or somehow protects Americans from paying income taxes) -it's been tried and failed. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, taxes are perfectly constitutional.
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gyopogirlfromtexas



Joined: 21 Apr 2007
Location: Austin,Texas

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've read that you don't have to pay taxes as an American for the first two years. But you need to have the official proof of residency. I guess I should do that, I didn't even know until I read it from the EPIK website. My friend applied for his, I hear it takes 30 days. Darn it. I guess I'll have to have mommy mail it to me. I might as well not work until I get it because it says you have to have that within the first 10 days of work to not get taxed by the U.S. govt. for the upcoming 2 years. I think it's pretty retarded, the passport and the fact I get bills and have an address should be enough for proof of residency.
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khyber



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the irs link. That makes more sense.
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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gyopogirlfromtexas wrote:
I've read that you don't have to pay taxes as an American for the first two years. But you need to have the official proof of residency. I guess I should do that, I didn't even know until I read it from the EPIK website. My friend applied for his, I hear it takes 30 days. Darn it. I guess I'll have to have mommy mail it to me. I might as well not work until I get it because it says you have to have that within the first 10 days of work to not get taxed by the U.S. govt. for the upcoming 2 years. I think it's pretty retarded, the passport and the fact I get bills and have an address should be enough for proof of residency.


You are confusing the two year exemption from Korean income taxes with the US income tax exclusion. One lets you get out of paying Korean taxes and the other lets you get out of paying most of your US taxes for your
entire stay in Korea.

There is a way around providing the proof for the Korean government.
I'm not exactly sure how it works but my school did it for me.
Here's the thread you need. Email me with any questions.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=66667&highlight=tax+exclusion
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