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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by Retric on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @06:15PM (#18233762)
You are generally legally required to pay some tax on overseas income of that size. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...
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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @06:18PM (#18233783)
You are also generally legally required not to commit federal felonies.

Though tax enforcement is sometimes more vigorous than general criminal enforcement, so I guess the tax angle isn't completely irrelevant.

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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by garmaine on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:15PM (#18234751)
Combat zone exemption.
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Re:American Mercenaries Were Hired to Assassinate Politician... by Retric on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:24PM (#18234827)
That’s the generally, it’s not a long list. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/combat-zones
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