Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Dazed and Confused]

Last summer when I was back home I filed the past 6 years taxes. I didn't owe a penny to Washington, not even a penalty. I did have to pay the tax preparation office though. You'll have to know how much money you've made for each year. They don't ask for proof but you should get a document form your employer.

[bucheon bum]

The only reason it would be an issue is if you plan to file a FAFSA in the next year or so. There is no reason for you to spend any cash at H&R Block or any other similar business to file your taxes.

[cragesmure]

I wouldn't worry too much. I just got a letter from the Australian tax office the other day saying that my tax return form was "outstanding". I was particularly flattered because I don't remember sending it in.

[redaxe]

[goniff]

congratulations...you could be sharing a cell with Wesley Snipes soon!

[machoman]

hah yeah right, snipes evaded paying millions in taxes, right? none of my income is even taxable.

[matthews_world]

Would it make sense to anybody to keep pay stubs from their former Korean employers just in case they, in some unforeseen instance, were examined for tax fraud for not filing for periods of international employment?

I've been trying to track some of my employers down for such the fact.

[goniff]

also remember there is a difference between tax "evasion" and tax "avoidance"...

it was unpaid taxes that finally got Al Capone in the end (that and syphilis)

it's rumored that he never lost a game of "bocce" while in prison...

[davai!]

You need to file every year. You can drop off your return at the embassy in Seoul and they will forward to the IRS.

[alwaysbeclosing100]

while it might seem like a very intimidating process i found it to be the opposite. go to the local IRS office the next time you are in the states and ask them to print out any w-2's you might be missing. they will tell you what years you missed filing. sometimes they will file for you if you waited too long and then you always have the option to file an amendment. if you need some assistance go to a place like HR Block and pay a few dollars and they will take care of all the paperwork. most likely you just have some paperwork to take care off. dont stress on it....

[southernman]

[hallazgo]

I haven't filed with the IRS in a few years. I plan to go back, but I'm waiting until the entire place goes up in flames and there's not only not an IRS but not a working government to give a rat's butt whether some expat filed his forms properly. The way things are going, 2012 might be the year when that happens

[lowpo]

[offtheoche]

You're going to the big-house machoman. Hope you like porridge and are good at folding towels!

[drcrazy]