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Summary
This document (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013972) appears to be a page from a travel guide, book, or resource list for long-term travelers or expatriates. It provides advice and web links regarding U.S. tax exemptions for citizens living abroad (specifically Form 2555-EZ), overseas schooling options, homeschooling resources, currency conversion, and electrical adapters. The text is written in the first person, referencing a specific trip in 2004 that was extended to meet tax exemption requirements.
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| Unidentified Author | Author/Traveler |
Writes in the first person about a '2004 trip extended to 15 months' and their experience with adapters.
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| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
Referenced for tax planning publications.
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| U.S. Department of State |
Mentioned as sponsoring overseas schools.
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| About.com |
Referenced for homeschooling guides.
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| Home Education Magazine |
Listed as a resource for homeschooling.
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| XE.com |
Listed as a currency converter resource.
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| Franzus |
Maker of the 'Travel Smart' adapter recommended in the text.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Referenced regarding tax laws, passports, and voltage standards.
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General context of the document regarding travel and relocation.
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Key Quotes (3)
"Even if you permanently relocate to another country, you will have to pay U.S. taxes as long as you have a U.S. passport!"Source
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"That’s part of the reason my 2004 trip extended to 15 months."Source
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"If the foreign wall outlet has twice as much voltage as in the U.S., your gadgets will self-destruct."Source
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► Tax Planning (www.irs.gov/publications/p54/index.html)
More good news. Even if you permanently relocate to another country, you will have to pay U.S. taxes as long as you have a U.S. passport! Not to fret—there are some creative legal sidesteps, such as form 2555-EZ, which can provide up to an $85,700 income exemption if you spend at least 330 days of a consecutive 365 days off U.S. soil. This means you have 35 days in a given 12-month period to spend in the U.S. as you like, but no more. That’s part of the reason my 2004 trip extended to 15 months. Get a good accountant and let them do the detail work to keep yourself out of trouble.
More good news. Even if you permanently relocate to another country, you will have to pay U.S. taxes as long as you have a U.S. passport! Not to fret—there are some creative legal sidesteps, such as form 2555-EZ, which can provide up to an $85,700 income exemption if you spend at least 330 days of a consecutive 365 days off U.S. soil. This means you have 35 days in a given 12-month period to spend in the U.S. as you like, but no more. That’s part of the reason my 2004 trip extended to 15 months. Get a good accountant and let them do the detail work to keep yourself out of trouble.
► U.S.-Sponsored Overseas Schools (www.state.gov/m/a/os)
If the idea of pulling your children out of school for a year or two isn’t appealing, stick them in one of more than 190 elementary and secondary schools sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in 135 countries. Kids love home work.
If the idea of pulling your children out of school for a year or two isn’t appealing, stick them in one of more than 190 elementary and secondary schools sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in 135 countries. Kids love home work.
► Homeschooling 101 and Quickstart Guide (http://bit.ly/homeschooling101)
This subsection of http://homeschooling.about.com/provides a step-by-step process for considering homeschooling options that can be applied to education during extended travel. Children can often return to traditional public or private schools ahead of their classmates.
This subsection of http://homeschooling.about.com/provides a step-by-step process for considering homeschooling options that can be applied to education during extended travel. Children can often return to traditional public or private schools ahead of their classmates.
► Home Education Magazine (www.homeedmag.com) Rich collection of resources for homeschoolers, traveling families, and unschoolers. Links include curriculum, virtual support groups, legal resources, and archives. Good reasons to learn the law: Some U.S. states offer up to $1,600 of funding per year for qualified homeschooling expenditures, as it saves the state money to not educate your child in the public school system.
► Universal Currency Converter ( www.xe.com )
Before you get caught up in the excitement and forget that five British pounds does not equal five U.S. dollars, use this to translate local costs into numbers you understand. Try not to have too many “Those coins are each worth four dollars?” moments.
Before you get caught up in the excitement and forget that five British pounds does not equal five U.S. dollars, use this to translate local costs into numbers you understand. Try not to have too many “Those coins are each worth four dollars?” moments.
► Universal Plug Adapter ( www.franzus.com )
Carrying bulky cables and connectors is irritating—get a Travel Smart all-in-one adapter with surge protection. The size of a pack of cards folded in half, it is the only adapter that I’ve used everywhere without problems. Note that it is an adapter (helps you plug things in), but it is not a transformer. If the foreign wall outlet has twice as much voltage as in the U.S., your gadgets will self-destruct. Yet another reason to purchase necessities abroad instead of taking them all with you.
Carrying bulky cables and connectors is irritating—get a Travel Smart all-in-one adapter with surge protection. The size of a pack of cards folded in half, it is the only adapter that I’ve used everywhere without problems. Note that it is an adapter (helps you plug things in), but it is not a transformer. If the foreign wall outlet has twice as much voltage as in the U.S., your gadgets will self-destruct. Yet another reason to purchase necessities abroad instead of taking them all with you.
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