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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by naavis on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @11:02AM (#23614788)
Most places inside the US allow you to live a comfy life with 100k/year too. No need to be in Silicon Valley.
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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by philliphaydon on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @11:12AM (#23614953)
Yes but being American he will be double taxed living outside of the US.
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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by pkaye on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:46PM (#23616467)
You can exclude the first $107.6k/year from US taxes.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...

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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by nogabebop23 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @11:47AM (#23615489)
this is not true.
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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by philliphaydon on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:03PM (#23615758)
It is true depending on the country he lives in. As he's a US citizen, even if he lives overseas he needs to fill in a W-9 form to get the money from GitHub.
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