⌛ Options To Live In The Philippines......

Wak-wak, I know for sure that when you're overseas, you don't have to pay the state tax. My husband is in the military and when we were stationed in Japan, we only paid for the federal tax. They still took it out from his paycheck but it was refunded back to us. I would think that we won't have to pay Uncle Sam anymore if we're not physically living there but then again, I'm just a mere ordinary citizen and not the government

 

I live and work in Qatar so I can tell you for sure that if you are living and working out of the U.S. you don't pay taxes to the U.S. gov't for money you earn outside the U.S. The previous post with the copy from the tax code is right. You still file though, there is another form you throw in there with your normal stuff. Income from in the U.S. is still taxable though; including interest from a bank account.

 

If I get to the point of living in PI then I likely will not be an employee. That is my goal. So it would be a matter of me reporting and paying. Instead of the government taking it first and then trying to get back my money.

Good to know I won't need to pay state tax. I live in the same high taxed state you do.

 

you fill out a tax exemption form that exempts up to a few hundred thousand dollars a year income (much more than i will ever make) as long as I dont spend over 30 days in The US each calander year and my income is not paid by the US federal Government.
every time I visit my family in Florida i am on the clock - the 31st day in the states would cost me plenty

 

thanks

Nice to know that you don't have to pay taxes if you're living overseas. Just like wak-wak, my husband and I are not planning on working when it's time for us to move there. You've been very informative regarding this matter. Thank you so much:D

 

There's something I've wondered about for a long time concerning these laws. Are you still eligible if your Filipina wife has become an American citizen?

 

how about dual citizenship ?

 

Being married to a British man, had to change my citizenship for the only reason that we cannot travel most of the world without to apply visas. Now, that we wanted to own property and hopefully retire back in the Phils, made me decide to regain my Filipino citizenship and the same time my British citizenship. It only cost a little and am hassle-free.

 

I am also married to a British and did change my citizenship for easy travel to other countries. Holding only Filipino passport is such a pain when you travel outside because I have to cue up for visas here in embassies in London,and sometimes it takes a day or two .Now if we decide on the spot to travel outside say crossing the channel for France,then it’s easy .

By the way Chrissar, why did you give up you Filipino citizenship ?

In processing British naturalization ,it’s not necessary to give up your other citizenship,as it’s allowed in the UK to have dual nationality.Myself though naturalized British ,but still also holding my Filipino nationality,it was not standing as any form of hindrance to gaining british citizenship.
When we travel around europe or elsewhere I used by brit passport,even when visiting the Philippines.
We also bought property just in the outskirts of Dumaguete,and no problem regarding my being naturalized British.There’s no even a question about it.That time using my Philippine passport as one of proofs of identity and that was it and all went smoothly.

 

Hi there ana conda, I have been here in England over 10 years now, but then before, never heard of DUAL CITIZENSHIP. Since my husband loves to travel, the very reason I changed my citizenship to BRITISH. Buying and owning properties in the Phils which we never thought this could be sooner as expected, had to apply to regain my Filipino citizenship and retain my British citizenhip as well. So now, i have the best of both worlds.