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I think the only country that won’t let you leave is North Korea.
That would really be the final piece to make it a complete match.
and the whip!
Americans can leave freely, more or less, but need permission to stop paying income taxes to the US government.
Wait, what? You can actually request that and legally not pay? How do taxes on work income over there? Do employers take the tax out of your pay and send it to the government, or are you supposed to sort it out yourself?
I meant taxes on income earned abroad while living abroad. America is one of the only countries that claims that as taxable income and the only legal way out is to expatriate formally.
Generally, taxes are taken out of your income as you earn it but you can elect to opt out of that to some degree and keep track yourself.
I meant taxes on income earned abroad while living abroad. America is one of the only countries that claims that as taxable income
I'd heard that before! It doesn't make sense, because you'd end up being taxed twice, in the US and in the country you're living in. Do you know what the reasoning behind that law is?
I don’t know what the official rationale is, if there is any.
The actual reason is because they can and most other countries can’t.
Are they allowed to expatriate without permission?
That would really be the final piece to make it a complete match.