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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by faut_reflechir on Thursday October 14, 2021 @02:24PM (#28868005)
I did the tax forms myself when living abroad, precisely because I didn't earn enough income to afford the $1000 cost (in fact, it was perhaps twice this, in Switzerland, based on my cursory Googling at the time). It routinely took over a week of working days, which was only possible because I had a sympathetic boss and generous vacation time.

It's also quite stressful, since there are many ambiguous questions, most of the proprietary tax software is ill-equipped to consider the situation of an American living abroad, and a wrong answer can subject you to audit.

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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by Svip on Thursday October 14, 2021 @02:29PM (#28868059)
What are the consequences to not filing? My wife is a US citizen, and she hasn't filed for two years. I've met other US citizens that don't file either. So far I have not heard of any issues relating to not filing.
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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by 001Diana on Thursday October 14, 2021 @07:26PM (#28871591)
The issue is that the US can determine she didn’t file, file for her, and assess fines/tax. Once that gets to $50k she can’t renew her passport, and can no longer enter or leave the US as the law states she can’t use her foreign passport if a US citizen. If she lives in a country that assists the IRS with collection, they can reach in and take it. They have all her bank details from FBAR filing.
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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by asguy on Thursday October 14, 2021 @02:40PM (#28868193)
I know a US citizen who hasn’t filed in 34 years. I wonder what the penalty would look like if she ever takes a job in the US again.
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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by jfk13 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:43PM (#28869812)
Does she earn much? If her income is low enough, she may be exempt from filing.

https://www.hrblock.com/tax-center/income/other-income/how-m...

(Note that I am not a tax professional and you should not rely on anything I say.)

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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by BayAreaEscapee on Friday October 15, 2021 @06:22AM (#28876199)
It doesn't matter. If she has bank accounts abroad exceeding the threshold, she's obliged to file just to disclose her foreign bank accounts.
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