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[lifeinkorea]

I don't really know what to do because I have only paid for taxes in Japan, and I don't have any paperwork regarding this. I would just report my income to immigration in Japan, and then after a few weeks they would send me a tax amount I had to pay at the city ward office. I had 3 payment slips, but I didn't have to pay them all at once. They were spread out over a period of 3 months. I know it sounds weird, and I am not sure quite how to explain this to my school or the IRS if I call them, lol.

[Kikomom]

I've been doing my own taxes since 1971 when they actually taught them in high school POD class (Problems of Democracy), and online for the past 5-6 years. This is pure insanity.

But I'm covering Wario's butt here. How many are you guys ordering? All 20? Does the tax office there require more than one per year?

[tob55]

My co-teacher informed me just a day or so ago that GEPIK sent out a second notice regarding those who have been out of their home country and considered non-residents for at least one year. The short version is that you do not need the proof of residency form that they originally stated was needed. For those from the US it means that you DO NOT have to fill out all the forms to apply for a document that would not been given to you due to your non-resident status as a US citizen. Good news for me, but it really wasn't an issue, because I figured out another way of giving the same information in addition to the suggestions others made.

[lifeinkorea]

[tob55]

[lifeinkorea]

[william.mekemson]

I'm still pretty confused on parts of this... /sigh

I came to Korea in Febraury, 2009. I had just filed out my 2008 tax return (in the USA).

Filling out this form, I am requesting my 2008 certification? Last year, or this year?

Meaning that for line 2 I would put my home address filled out on my 2008 in the USA?

Then line 3a and 3b, have my school fill out?

Then line 5 is what type of 2008 tax return I filled out,

line 7: Calender Year(s) for which certification is requested:
is 2009 ?(this year)
style: YYYY

Current Year certification: if certification is requested for purposes of claiming benefits under an income tax treaty or VAT exemption for any period during the current calender year or a year for which a tax return is not yet required to be filed with the IRS, penalties of perjury statement(s) will be required from all U.S. residents stating that such resident is a US resident and wil continue to be so throughout the current tax year. See Table 2 for the current year penalties of perjury statement you must enter under line 10 of form 8802 or attach to the form.


===Wow, so by filing this, we are stating we ARE us residents? Again, I filed US taxes in March 2009 for the 2008 year. In Korea March 2009 to March 2010. (I wrote what table 2 for individual says below)

line 8: Tax Period(s) on which certification will be based
is 2008 ? (the year of my last US tax return?)
style: YYYYMM
it gives 3 examples:
1) A form 1040 filer who is completing Form 8802 for certification year 2009 on January 1, 2009, would enter 200712 on line 8. This is because on Jan 1, 2009, the 2007 form 1040 is the latest return required to have been filed by an individual requesting certification for 2009

2) On May 1, 2009, the same Form 1040 filer would enter 200812 as tax period for a certification year of 2008 (the 2008 form 1040 was required to have been filed before may 1, 2009)

3) on january 1, 2009, a form 1040 filer completing form 8802 for a certification year of 2006 would enter 200612

UHG, what? I have NOT filed a 1040 before. I am filing on Jan 1st, 2010, or close to that. (I think they meant jan 1st 2010, not 2009???)

I originally thought I'd put 2008, because I am filing for year 2009, and 2008 was my last US taxes filed. WTF. Do I put 200812 or what?

Then 9 is VAT? - what NAICS code would I use? Says I can leave it blank and they'll fill it in??

Line 10: STATING: "this certification is given under penalties of perjury and to the bes to fmy knowledge and belif, the statements are true, correct, and complete.


[Insert name of individual and TIN] is a US Resident and will continue to be throughout the current year.


Just write name and social security, and that line?


I saw earlier someone suggested getting 20? Why would you need more than 1?

Is the cost the same for 1-20? I thought that it still would cost $35 each, not $35 for anywhere between 1-20. Well I paid my electronic $35 saying 1, but since it's still $35, I guess I can put down 20 on the form.

[william.mekemson]

I guess what confuses me the most is the number of times it has us say that we are RESIDENTS of the US, when I thought the whole point of the form was that while we are CITIZENS of the US, we are currently RESIDING in another country ???

[william.mekemson]

i don't know why I thought I'd use VAT for line 9. Just income tax. duh.

[Sarah_a_Sojourner]

[naturegirl321]