Timeline for Why does the US require non-resident citizens to file taxes even for non-US income?
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| May 11, 2018 at 23:08 | comment | added | Iota | "no justification". There is a justification. Taxing non-residents has the various advantages explained in detail in my answer. That's the justification. | |
| May 11, 2018 at 23:04 | comment | added | Iota | "is this more perpetuation of serfdom?". No, taxing wealthy non-resident citizens is not serfdom. | |
| May 11, 2018 at 23:02 | comment | added | Iota | "are you then implying that nobody lives outside the US for any reason other than avoiding US taxes?" No. I'm not implying that. | |
| May 9, 2018 at 22:51 | comment | added | pluckedkiwi | Moving to avoid taxes is avoidance, so you are then implying that nobody lives outside the US for any reason other than avoiding US taxes? And as to why to tax, you're expressing that this is a purely the individual equivalent of demanding tribute (no justification, just we have the power to take your money and there is nothing you can do about it), or is this more perpetuation of serfdom because the US owns its citizens and therefore claims their income even if the US is not in any way involved? | |
| May 9, 2018 at 20:44 | comment | added | Iota | For the record I included reasons 1 and 2 because I wanted my answer to be comprehensive. I don't consider them particularly persuasive, but others might. | |
| May 9, 2018 at 20:42 | comment | added | Iota | "If you have no actual dealings with the US (don't live there, don't work there), why should the US government be able to claim your income for itself?" Because taxing non-residents has the various advantages explained in detail in my answer. And because why not? You haven't made a substantive counter argument. | |
| May 9, 2018 at 20:30 | comment | added | Iota | Hi Pluckedkiwi. You may be thinking of tax evasion. Moving country for the purpose of paying less taxes very definitely falls within the definition of tax avoidance, irrespective of whether we might believe that the tax is "reasonably owed". | |
| May 7, 2018 at 15:10 | comment | added | pluckedkiwi | As far as working at scale - a State tracking everyone born there no matter where in the US they live is exceedingly simple as everyone still has their records tied to their federal ID number and is filing federal tax forms. There is no practical difference for the state if you live there or not. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 15:02 | comment | added | pluckedkiwi | How is it avoidance if no tax is reasonably due? Avoidance means getting around taxes owed - the question is why does the US think that someone not living in or even earning any money in the US should still pay income taxes to the US. The right to vote is not tied to taxes paid, and 'consular assistance' is mostly paid for with user fees (and hardly a benefit to begin with), so that is an extremely weak claim. If you have no actual dealings with the US (don't live there, don't work there), why should the US government be able to claim your income for itself? | |
| May 5, 2018 at 14:52 | history | edited | Iota | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 5, 2018 at 14:45 | history | answered | Iota | CC BY-SA 4.0 |