What are the new rules for getting an extension to file or pay US taxes when outside US?
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go to http://www.irs.gov and search for "extension," then file the extension form ASAP. The form's instructions talk about being outside the US and how that affects things. You should have filed the extension before April 17th, tho.
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You can get an automatic extension for 6 months. But if you owe money you Will have to pay penalties on the amount you owe. The extension is on the time your return is due. The money is still do April 17th(this year)
407175
yes, but you pay a penalty ... you can file for an extension though.
607429
yes, often it gets taxed before it hits you...and then gets taxed again. NOKIA is probably a favorite example here in the US...widely held, widely known.\n\nYou will be offered the chance to claim the foreign tax paid as a deduction or as a credit. A credit will be worth more to your bottom line. There is a line item on your taxes that will ask SPECIFICALLY if you paid any foreign tax. THAT is where your entry goes. Good luck.
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The IRS only requires that you file the last three years in most cases (very high earners are asked for six years).\n\nRead the following from the London US Embassy's IRS FAQ:\n\n"I am a U.S. citizen who moved to the U.K. several (or many) years ago and thought I did not have to file U.S. tax returns any longer. Now I have learned that information was incorrect. What do I do?\n\n"This is a common misunderstanding among Americans abroad, and should not create anxiety for those who find themselves in this situation. Generally, you should file returns for the past three years, taking the foreign earned income exclusion, the foreign tax credit, or both. It would be extremely unlikely that there would be any late penalties assessed, since penalties are computed as a percentage of tax owed, and only the rare taxpayer would actually owe tax in this situation.\n\n"You may contact us for prior year tax forms, or download them from the IRS web site. To find older forms, enter the year required in the Search for... box on the top-left of the page. The search typically returns Forms and Publications for the year on which you will have searched."\n\nThe forms you need to start with are 1040 & 2555.  You can download these for free from the IRS website or buy older versions of Turbotax online.\n\nIf you earned more than $90,000 annually, you will also need 1116, 6251, 8801, and a real tax accountant to do the work for you (s/he has all the forms already).  If you have a foreign bank account with balances >$10,0000, you'll need Form TD F 90-22.1.  If you own >10% of  a corporation or partnership, you'll need Forms 5471 and/or 8865.  If you, your spouse, or your beneficiaries are the settlors, grantors or beneficiaries of any trusts, even if you get no income from the trusts, you'll need Forms 3520 and/or 3520A.  If you gave more than $10,000 to any foreigner, or received more than $10,000 as a gift from a foreigner, there's more paperwork.\n\nThere are tax specialists who handle cases like yours.  If any of the extra bits I mentioned apply, you should see one of them.
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It depends on where you live. Look it up at IRS.GOV
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March 15th. You can get the extension if you file for it by March 15. FYI the extension is only for the return. If you owe money it is still due March 15. So you are responsible for any penalties for paying late.
507224
Contact the IRS for your locality.
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It depends on where you live.  Go to www.irs.gov for the answer.
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I lived in the UK for 4 years, and didn't know I was supposed to report my taxes the whole time!\n\nYou don't have to pay taxes on your earning overseas b/c you paid them to the Irish gov't.  It's called a foreign tax credit, or something.  I downloaded the forms off the irs site and sent it in.  I didn't even send any docs with it b/c I never recieved any.\n\nThis best info I got from that was actually the webiste for the American Embassy in England.  Hope that helps.
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The United States does not tax nonresident aliens on income from personal services performed outside the country, regardless of citizenship or residence.  \n\nSection 871 imposes a tax on investment income and compensation from US sources, and income connected with a trade or business carried on by the individual in the United States.\n\nSection 864 provides that the performance of personal services in the US is considered carrying on a trade or business in the US.\n\nSections 861-862 provide that income from personal services has its source where the services are performed.\n\nBased on all these provisions, your wife should not have income from US sources and should not be subject either to income tax or to social security taxes.  \n\nSometimes it is difficult to get employers to accept this, but these are the rules.  Since the employer is a large company they should have experience with this and you should not have any problems.\n\nIf your wife travels to the US on business, then there is a possibility she would be subject to US tax on the compensation attributable to the time she spends working here.\n\nYou should confirm this advice with your tax advisor.
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If in the U.S.--- Pay Taxes!\n\n-EA
406411
Nope but your friendly H and R block can. And you are in some trouble if you havent already filled out an extension form.
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Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, permits payment of Social Security benefits to noncitizens living in the United States (U.S.) only if they are lawfully present in this country. The law requires that anyone living in the U.S. who applies for Social Security benefits on or after December 1, 1996, must provide evidence that he or she is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, or an alien lawfully present in the U.S. as determined by the Attorney General.\n\nThis law does not affect:\n\n    * Social Security benefits for people residing outside the U.S.;\n    * Social Security benefits for people who applied before December 1, 1996; or\n    * Entitlement to the lump sum death payment.\n\nFor more information, you may call our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213. Our representatives there will be glad to help you.\n\nIf you live outside the U.S., see http://www.socialsecurity.gov/foreign/ for information on services in other countries. If you reside in the United States you can apply for benefits online at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyforbenefits. You can find more information about whether you can receive benefits abroad as a non-U.S. citizen in the booklet, Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States (SSA Publication No. 05-10137) at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10137.html.
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If you are just selling a few odds & ends - NO.\nIf you make a business of it or have a 'shop' then you need to pay taxes according the the laws of your country.
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A foreigner might be able to wiggle out of sales tax (a US citizen can do the same thing).  In some states (if not all states), a state can not collect sales tax on items that are meant to be used/consumed in another state.  The purchaser is "supposed" to pay the sales tax in their home state (look at the state Income Tax form..there usually is a line to pay sales tax on items that haven't been taxed...on a side note, if your state does this, remember a state can easily track credit card records to see your purchases if you are audited)\n\nFor example, when you order something over the internet, you do not get charged sales tax unless the company is in the same state as you are.  Also, if you buy a car in one state, you have to pay sales tax in your home state when you register the vehicle.\n\nProperty Tax on the other hand is taxed by the local municipality, so there really isn't any way for a foreigner to get around this tax.  If they don't pay, the local government would seize the property.  i suppose it is possible for a local government to offer an excemption for non-US citizens, but I haven't heard of one (the only property tax excemption I have heard is for senior citizens in Alaska...they are forgiven the first $250K of their homes value when property tax is calculated)
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhh no place, your stuck in a taxing world.  Pay up or take the alturnitive.  (6ft under) and even then you have to cough up something within 9 months of your death.   Damn Feds...taxes.