Korean Job Discussion Forums

[You]

Hey guys,
I'm a US citizen working under GEPIK for a Public School. My salary is 2.2 million a month. I did research before I came here about being tax exempt in Korea for 2 years. From what I researched that meant that for those two years I would be paying US taxes. Meaning, there was no way to be tax exempt from BOTH countries, and I had to choose one to pay taxes to. So, if I pay the Korean tax, when I file my taxes in the us I won't have to pay US taxes, just the Korean tax.

My co-teacher just called me about 2 minutes ago asking if I had applied to be tax exempt for two years. I tried to explain this to her and she said she would have to call our secretary and then call me back.

I'm starting to doubt my research now (feeling insecure) Can someone help me think of a way to explain to her what I wrote above without making it sound too complicated? I have my information correct right?

EDIT:

My coteacher just called again and said she called the head of the school board for our city and that woman said I /have/ to file this paper. She directed me to this page. I can't open the file though so I can't read what it says.

http://cge.ken.go.kr/contents/tbl_e_01_02/main_pds_content.asp?pds_no=20090519130436227188166&PageNo=1&category=

Also, I tried to do a search, it just comes up with a white page and when I google search daves esl cafe and taxes it gives me stuff from years ago.

[OculisOrbis]

you had to submit some form from your home country to your school before you received your first paycheck to get tax-exempt status. it's not a big deal because if your school does your tax settlement properly, you should get almost everything back anyway.

[You]

Tax exempt status from which country? The US or Korea? I thought the form was just to be tax exempt in Korea, but that's not my aim.

Maybe I'm confusing the meaning of your post though.

[OculisOrbis]

i was talking about korea, but, from what i have heard, don't you have to make more than $80 000 US/yr before you pay taxes in the US on your foreign income?

[Konglishman]