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machoman
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 Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:24 am Post subject: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
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climber159
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| You still are required to file. You need to contact the IRS. |
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redaxe
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:02 am Post subject: |
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You went four years living in Korea, reading this forum (where people ask about taxes all the time), and never once asked any of your friends whether you need to file a tax return, until now?!
Yeah... you should probably just stay in Korea forever. |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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This thread cheered me up. Thanks!  |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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haven't contacted the taxman this century, so why break the trend?  |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:10 am Post subject: Re: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| machoman wrote: |
| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
You need to file. You almost certainly owe nothing, so there will be no penalties. But you must file anyway. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| You do not need to file. I didn't file for years while I was in Korea. I filed when I came back to the U.S and started working. |
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Rotten Borough
Joined: 19 Dec 2010
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| It's a weird system where you have to give money to someone without that person even asking. And no one finds it strange. The founding fathers must be rolling in their graves. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| machoman wrote: |
| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
You need to file. You almost certainly owe nothing, so there will be no penalties. But you must file anyway. |
Kuros is correct. You're in no way screwed. |
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Charon
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| machoman wrote: |
| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
Climber and Kuros are right. You still gotta file.
I was in the same boat, my friend. I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to tax matters, so I contacted the H&R Block there in Itaewon, and they filed all the tax forms for the missing years and the necessary IRS paperwork for me. Set me back W300,000 or so, but at least I'm good with the Man back across the water now.  |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| Charon wrote: |
| machoman wrote: |
| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
Climber and Kuros are right. You still gotta file.
I was in the same boat, my friend. I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to tax matters, so I contacted the H&R Block there in Itaewon, and they filed all the tax forms for the missing years and the necessary IRS paperwork for me. Set me back W300,000 or so, but at least I'm good with the Man back across the water now. |
ah cool cool. thanks. where is h&r block in itaewon btw?
and redaxe, in all fairness, i've only started reading this board in the past few months. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Taxes? Those things that get me home when the subway's closed? |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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I tried to E-file from Korea, but my 2009 wasn't accepted. I had the 6 month extension request accepted, but when I tried several times in July, August, and September, my E-file wasn't ever accepted, because they require a paper form sent in or there was some error in transmission.You can download the forms to fill out for previous years and mail them. The problem is you never really know if they received them and accepted them. I guess you can call them a couple months later to follow up.
Really, just download them and get caught up. One time I was 3 years behind, but I filled out the forms, mailed, them, and just continued from there with no problems. |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| I'm planning to file In the Year 2525 if man is still alive. |
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Charon
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: i haven't filed for taxes in the past 4 years |
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| machoman wrote: |
| Charon wrote: |
| machoman wrote: |
| am i screwed? i always thought i was good to go since i work overseas and make less than 85,000. but it's come to my attention that i still need to file for some special form that says i work overseas. (i'm an american btw) anyone went through something similar? |
Climber and Kuros are right. You still gotta file.
I was in the same boat, my friend. I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to tax matters, so I contacted the H&R Block there in Itaewon, and they filed all the tax forms for the missing years and the necessary IRS paperwork for me. Set me back W300,000 or so, but at least I'm good with the Man back across the water now. |
ah cool cool. thanks. where is h&r block in itaewon btw?
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See THIS thread...
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=156418 |
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