> The US is the only country in the world that taxes their own citizens > on income earned overseas
You probably meant something quite different: The US is the only country in the world that taxes their own citizens having their primary residence in a foreign country. Most countries acknowledge that the country of your primary residence has the right to tax your income and won't tax you again. So if you are a German citizen living primarily in the U.S., Germany will acknowledge that the U.S. will tax your income and you do not owe taxes on that same income in Germany. There are exceptions to those rules, e.g. if that German citizen has income from property or investments in Germany while living in the U.S., Germany may want a slice of that cake. But the U.S. is indeed the only country that taxes its citizen on all income even if their primary residence is abroad with a sizable exemption though so most Android programmers shouldn't be affected. So if you are an American living in Germany, you need to pay taxes in Germany and then have the added joy of filing your taxes also with the U.S. government and paying taxes again over there. That's actually my situation. But then the exemption kicks in (close to $90,000) and a double tax treaty between Germany and the U.S. so that I can offset taxes paid in Germany against those owed in the U.S. And since Germany taxes are a lot higher than U.S. taxes, I won't have to pay anything to uncle sam but I still have to file taxes. Martin mobitobi Gentle Alarm, Sleep Now -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
