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happierexpat
American looking for information about Spain
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American
Lives in Barcelona, Catalonia
Registration: 06 December 2017
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Taxes for US citizens? by happierexpat
I'm considering moving to Spain and one concern is taxes since as per US law, I'll still have to pay US income tax. 1. Is Spain like Canada where I only have to pay the difference? (So if I'm paying 17% US income tax and Canadian income ...
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Pardon my french in advance, but holy ***! Just the federal/state income tax is 45% and that's not including the regional tax. expatica.com/es/finance/Taxation-in-Spain_471614.html What if I owned my own business? My salary would be only ... Read More
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Taxes for US citizens? by happierexpat
I'm considering moving to Spain and one concern is taxes since as per US law, I'll still have to pay US income tax. 1. Is Spain like Canada where I only have to pay the difference? (So if I'm paying 17% US income tax and Canadian income ...
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Spain, like the US requires you to declare world wide earnings. If your tax home is Spain, then you pay according to your earnings. I am married to a Spanish national and we file separately. I earn about $35,000 per year. In Spain I pay around 19% ... Read More
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Taxes for US citizens? by happierexpat
I'm considering moving to Spain and one concern is taxes since as per US law, I'll still have to pay US income tax. 1. Is Spain like Canada where I only have to pay the difference? (So if I'm paying 17% US income tax and Canadian income ...
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So to answer part of my questions, as per http://spainlawyer.com/guia-legal/los-impuestos/algunos-conceptos-basicos#11010200000000 * Spain has a double taxation treaty with the US so it looks like I'm only going to have to pay the difference? * The ... Read More
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Taxes for US citizens?
I'm considering moving to Spain and one concern is taxes since as per US law, I'll still have to pay US income tax. 1. Is Spain like Canada where I only have to pay the difference? (So if I'm paying 17% US income tax and Canadian income ... Read More