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bogey666 · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Location: Korea, the ass free zone

supposedly because of a request by the korean tax authority.

gepik wants all teachers working for it to provide it - ergo the korean tax authority with something called "proof of residency", REGARDLESS of whether you are exempt from being taxed in Korea or not.

e.g. American are supposed to get this from the IRS.

yeah.. sure..
HOW?

furthermore - re the IRS I subscribe to the dictum, no news is good news, and the less the IRS knows about me, and the less my name is brought up under ANY circumstance, the better.

what an effing pain ...

I'm sure you other GEPIK teachers were shown the letter today by your coordinators.. (or will be shortly)

so... what to do? and how does one obtain this completely useless piece of garbage? I like to think of myself as having GLOBAL residency now.

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

Sorry I can't help. That sucks though. I don't work for Gepik, but I would simply say that you are a resident of Korea.

As a Canadian I filed for non-residency status. Maybe if you can find some documentation that states you need to live in the US for a certain amount of time throughout the year to be considered a resident.

Good luck to you guys.

tjmauermann · Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Location: Bundang

I had to do it, and have yet to get the official document. Yet I leave on the 18th.
Basically, you fill out a form (8807 I think?) and send them a MONEY ORDER no personal check where they then send you an additional form, haven't received it so I can't tell you its number. Then you are suppose to be good.

Hope this helps but my guess is that you are as lost as I am about the IRS form.

tjmauermann · Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Location: Bundang

I had to do it, and have yet to get the official document. Yet I leave on the 18th.
Basically, you fill out a form (8807 I think?) and send them a MONEY ORDER no personal check where they then send you an additional form, haven't received it so I can't tell you its number. Then you are suppose to be good.

Hope this helps but my guess is that you are as lost as I am about the IRS form.

sinsanri · Joined: 20 Apr 2009

There is a thread in the Job Disc. Forum (actually 2) which deals with this topic.

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

Just say "ok, I'll send away for it".. months later say "I sent away for it".. months later "I don't know what's taking so long"

year done, no form needed

icnelly · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Location: Bucheon

nosmallplans · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: noksapyeong

I dont know about the specifics but I called the US Embassy and they hooked me up with another office I didn't catch the name of. I explained what I needed and they said I can just walk into the embassy with $30 and my passport and they could get me my 'Proof of Residency' while I waited. The best part is I convinced my school I needed a day off of work to go get it!

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

Joe666 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Location: Jesus it's hot down here!

bogey666: what an effing pain ...

so... what to do? and how does one obtain this completely useless piece of garbage? I like to think of myself as having GLOBAL residency now.

I posted on the other threads about this beaurocratic redundancy. You have to play the game, red tape is it's name and Moooola is it's shame.

Has a very familiar ring to it, yes. I was aware of this prior to departing for the Hermit Kingdom. I sent my 8807 in over 3 months ago and the process is still "on going". Fill it out, pay the cash and wait.................

I am a quite suspicious now that I am reading all NET's have to submit this type of documentation. I was told it was only for those NET's who were tax exempt for a specified amount of time. There's no more privacy in this world. Your whole life is out electronically, go and find it!

roadwork · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Goin' up the country

roadwork · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Goin' up the country

Man, I'm shaking as I type, I'm so nervous. I've been here 7 years and haven't filed taxes. I called the IRS guy a couple of months ago and talked to him about getting tax information from 2002 and he said I wasn't even in the system anymore. Crying or Very sad

Joe666 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Location: Jesus it's hot down here!

roadwork: Man, I'm shaking as I type, I'm so nervous. I've been here 7 years and haven't filed taxes. I called the IRS guy a couple of months ago and talked to him about getting tax information from 2002 and he said I wasn't even in the system anymore.

I'm sorry brother but your post has me cracking up right now! I must be over tired or something! I realize it's not funny to you right now, but what the hell happened to you! SEVEN YEARS. Living the good life. You realize they are going to crucify you somehow. This is a definite classic! I'm still crying............

roadwork · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Goin' up the country

I-am-me · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Location: Hermit Kingdom

You can get the certificate for whatever year you filed income taxes. Nothing has been said by the tax office of it being for 2008. Just look at #7 on the 8808 form. The IRS might start wondering though when they get thousands of requests within a few months for those certificates. Sparkling Korea!