On Wed, February 27, 2008 10:58 pm, Kent Fredric wrote: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I wonder if you would be so kind as to explain exactly what relevance >> this posting has to Linux, and why you prefer the advice of a bunch of >> unknown Linux geeks to that of a qualified professional who is >> properly versed to answer your questions? > > > a) The statistical aggregation of Geeks vs Financial advisers on the > internet are in favour of Geeks. > > b) Geeks, statistically ( in my opinion at least ) are more likely to have > amongst their numbers peoples whom have had experience with > distance-working > ( due to it being virtually impossible in a large majority other fields ) > > c) peoples falling into the prior conditions a & b in relation to > specifically New Zealand related issues account for a very minor slice of > the population, so its an advantage to request help in a New Zealand geek > oriented group. > > d) I'm a php developer ( some of you may cringe .. although I hope not ), > and for this I exclusively use GNU/Linux ( Gentoo for those who ask, I do > my > share of reporting & fixing bugs when I can ) and In my experience at > least, > due to the design model of windows machines being ( in my opinion ) > fubarized in terms of network usability and security, at least in my > estimation the number of people remotely working in windows-centric > systems > are few ( sorry, Im a religious fanatic, don't try say anything good about > microsoft products around me ) > > e) If the peoples I requested information from were to refer to any > real-world support, it would be preferable that the real-world support be > in > a geographically opportune location, ie: Christchurch, so that I may have > less problems with gett ing there. > > So to my logic at least, I was looking for : A New Zealand oriented group > of peoples whom were likely to have had at least some members whom have > experienced remote working ala freelance-like scenarios whom were in the > same town as me. > > Considering I've had CLUG on my ML now for a year , it appeared to be the > logical path for me to take. :)
yes you are right there may be a number of people on the list who are in similar work situations, but in fact this list has lately become more oriented towards home/hobby users. If you want pros to answer the question I suggest you go to nzlug, there are lots of auckland professionals on that list, and my impression is that there are more likely to be people who are in similar circumstances. The brief answer is that you are subject to tax in both countries, subject to relief under the double tax regimes. For the fine details see an accountant. Think of it this way: accountants use computers (and often even supply and set up accounting systems), but you probably wouldn't go to an accountant to set up a php site or email server. So why go to a linux geek for taxation advice? The geek's situation may be dfferent to yours (different contract, different foreign country, different GST considerations etc). The geek may have got poor or non-existent tax advice, which he just passes on to you. Go to an expert, its the best advice you'll get around here. (And by the way IAAL and my wife works for IRD as a lawyer, and no I know nothing much about international tax) -- Nick Rout
