2007-11-16 16:58:35 · 16 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
codman (below) Interesting use of the term.
My point is a followup comparing BW contractor pay to US soldiers serving in Iraq. To you, I'm an a.h. for speaking up for the troops. Nuff said.
2007-11-16 17:16:51 · update #1
I am an American Expat so I have a bit of knowledge on the subject. Here is the breakdown of the law; you must spend 330 days in a foreign country. This means if you are on a cruise in international waters it does not count, only full calendar days in foreign soil apply. If you meet this requirement then your first $87,500 dollars of income is tax exempt. Anything you make above and beyond that is taxed at the full rate of your total income.
2007-11-16 17:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackwater does a hard job and they do it well whether you liberals like it or not. If they have the balls to volunteer to work and fight in Iraq without any of the fanfare or government benefits soldiers get, then I have no problem with them not paying taxes. You go over there with the Blackwater guys and get shot at, then tell me Blackwater guys should pay taxes. What bothers me is a liberal like Bill Clinton hiding under his bed in Oxford, England ducking the draft while real Americans were dying in Vietnam.
2007-11-16 17:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's actually 334 days. I'm currently a contractor in the Middle East and I pay taxes, but, when I do my taxes next year I get to fill out this handy form that gets me all of my hard earned dollars back :)
2007-11-16 17:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by Richard Cranium 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called an "Ex-Patriot Package" and you can actually spend 31 of the 365 days on US soil, just be careful not to make it 32 days. This program is designed so that US dignitaries and diplomats can maximize their earnings while serving abroad. It was also applied to US citizens forty years ago.
2007-11-16 17:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by ChaseFranklin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I taught overseas, paid no US taxes. Why should I have? The US charges taxes for expatriates who make over $80k or so, but they shouldn't even be able to do that. It's my understanding that the US is the only country that taxes people who live and work in another country (as long as they make over $80k).
2007-11-16 17:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by brickity hussein brack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any person who knows a person working outside the United States knows that. This is nothing new at all and nothing at all to do with the Bush Administration. Under Clinton's adminstration, many of these people would sneak into the US via Mexico to keep their tax free status. Shocking, isn't it?
2007-11-16 17:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by vegaswoman 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
However, if you are a legal resident of another country, work and live in that country you must pay taxes to that country. You must also file US tax returns and provide proof that you have paid taxes in your country of residence.
2007-11-16 17:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cool! I always thought patriotic corporations like Blackwater should get some type of incentive - our way of saying "thanks"
Glad to hear it
2007-11-16 22:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure? When My husband is in China he is only tax free 6 months.Not one day more. After that he has to pay taxes to both US and China.
2007-11-16 18:00:55 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you pay no taxes on moneys made outside of the U S any money more off investments etc in the U S you must pay
2007-11-16 17:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋