Questions tagged [tax-residency]
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Is it legal to open account and invest in my born country if I am currently working in Japan?
I have my identity and I am able to open investment account (for ETF, stocks and FX) in Hong Kong. I now hold a working visa and work in Japan.
The tax rate is high in Japan and my Japanese is ...
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Investments with constant change of residence around the world
Let's suppose I have a given amount of money that I desire to invest for a long-term goal, e.g. 15-20 years, and that my job makes me change residency in several parts of the world, i.e. during this ...
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How come I am not tax resident in any country when moving abroad
I recently moved from UK to US and I am having trouble understanding tax residency matters. In particular, it seems to me that I am not resident in any of the two countries. Indeed:
I pass the first ...
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Split residence
My question is related to split residency. I am moving to Florida from Hawaii. My wife refuses to leave Hawaii and is going to stay in her house. She is retired and has a pension and social ...
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European nomad, moving every few years. Tax residence and capital gains tax on purchase and sell of ETFs/Funds
This might be a silly question.
Let's say I change jobs and country of residence-always within the European Union-every 3 years, purchasing monthly the same ETF through a local broker on each ...
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H-1B visa holder came in April 2017. What are the options for filing income tax return?
I came on H-1B visa with my wife and kid in April 2017, from India.
I have salary income from January to March from India and from April to December from USA.
Here I have few questions:
What is my ...
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UK taxes on US investments with UK resident wife and US resident husband
If my wife moves to the UK for 9 months in the same calendar year and becomes UK tax resident is she liable for our USA worldwide investment income by HMRC?
She does not work, I work in USA. We both ...
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Resident alien for tax purposes: Still valid after a gap of 2 years?
I was on F1 visa in the US during 2007-2015. After living in the US for 5 years, I filed income taxes as a resident alien for tax purposes for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Then I moved out of the US ...
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Eligible for Tax exemption in USA due to shorter stay?
I have entered in USA on Jul 2,2017 and working in IT. So, in this financial year I will be working 183 days ( Jul 2, 2017 - Dec 31,2017) in USA.
Should I pay income tax in USA for this financial ...
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State returns for married couple living/working in different states (CA & IL)
For the tax year 2016, me and my wife were residents of and earning income in different states (CA and IL). We filed a joint federal return to have larger deductions, but I am not sure if we should ...
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California tax residency for TN visa
I am a Canadian citizen working in California on a TN visa. I worked 4.5 months in 2016 and plan to continue working here indefinitely. Am I considered a tax resident for 2016?
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US State Tax Filings for international student
I have a classic question that a lot of my peers in my university have.
I am an international student at New York University (NYU) currently on my F-1 visa in the United States pursuing a Masters ...
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What factors go into choosing residency?
I know a young person who is planning to move from Canada to another country to pursue a graduate degree. When he moves, he may or may not be considered a resident of Canada for tax purposes. He does ...
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Do I still need to file taxes with the Canadian government if I am working in the U.S. on a TN visa for a few years?
I'm a Canadian citizen working in the U.S. on a TN visa. My work visa is for 3 years and my wife and both parents are living in Canada.
I fly back to Canada every 2 weeks, and my wife and I own a car ...
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Moving from Canada to the U.S.: Where will I be considered resident for tax purposes?
In 2018 in the summer, I'm planning to move from Canada to the U.S. I'm a citizen of Ukraine.
I would spend more than 183 days in Canada in 2018 and have an employer, but by the end of the year I ...
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