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Re:Americans Renouncing Citizenship Hits New Record; Tax Bil... by retromario on Monday October 15, 2018 @03:34PM (#18222930)
If you're self-employed, working and living abroad you must pay self-employment tax regardless of the foreign tax exclusion amount. It's ridiculous.
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Re:Americans Renouncing Citizenship Hits New Record; Tax Bil... by gamblor956 on Monday October 15, 2018 @06:56PM (#18224734)
Expats are entitled to Social Security and Medicare (once they meet the qualifying thresholds like age). Therefore, they are also required to pay in to Social Security.
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