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Re:We moved to Turkey from San Francisco to continue working... by superpermutat0r on Monday June 24, 2019 @01:51PM (#20266331)
Tax is irrelevant if you are an employee in your own Croatian company. The paycheck is yours to choose and you can pay the company income to yourself (12% or 18% tax, depending on the amount). Yeah, you lose the social benefits of the future but have more money to save.

Companies here do not mind paying to your business for services because it is cheaper for them too, and as a tech worker, all the benefits of an employer are not that important.

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Re:We moved to Turkey from San Francisco to continue working... by qaq on Monday June 24, 2019 @02:37PM (#20266860)
7% on 100k is 7k that's not irrelevant
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Re:We moved to Turkey from San Francisco to continue working... by superpermutat0r on Monday June 24, 2019 @05:21PM (#20268643)
As I've said, 100k puts you in the 12% bracket for company income. If you were receiving the salary as an employee, you'd give 35% of that. Employer would have a cost of ~200k. If your services are charged through your company, the cost is 100k for the employer, and you keep 88% when cashing out.

It's not that bad. Yes, you give up the Croatian pension, but it would be miserably small after inflation. You still keep the healthcare.

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Re:We moved to Turkey from San Francisco to continue working... by qaq on Monday June 24, 2019 @05:59PM (#20268960)
That's not a bad option provided employer is game
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