tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post5900403972367114254..comments2024-02-27T10:53:04.581+01:00Comments on paperpools: That time of yearHelen DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619602559096610012noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-39699573638616328802013-11-20T16:22:31.333+00:002013-11-20T16:22:31.333+00:00I can't advise on the tax problem, so I'm ...I can't advise on the tax problem, so I'm going to contribute to it. I just bought "The Last Samurai" for .25c at a second hand store. I would like to see a comparative brain scan of my brain not reading the book and another of my brain reading it. The latter would probably light up a room. I searched for your name and found your blog with the side bar on the madhouse book shuffle and the PayPal solution. I will donate. Now you have more money to worry about.<br />I love how you think.<br />John Martlew<br />Lund BCJohn Martlewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-54056846917038799532013-07-13T19:39:36.557+00:002013-07-13T19:39:36.557+00:00I lived in Frankfurt for 6 years and am now back i...I lived in Frankfurt for 6 years and am now back in the States. <br /><br />If you are a resident of Germany and you have income you will have to file a tax declaration with the Finanzamt, as you probably already know. <br /><br />If you are a U.S. citizen living in Germany then you also, unfortunately, will also have to file a very long and complex tax return with the IRS - even if you owe the U.S. tax authorities no money! <br /><br />If you are working outside of Germany for any amount of time (even 1 day) then you should be able to deduct from your German taxes a proportion of your income for the time that you were out of the country. e.g. if you work in Vermont for 4 months out of the 12 months then 4/12th of your annual income is deducted from the income that you have to declare to the German tax authorities.<br /><br />I can't speak about what the tax authorities in the U.K. might be thinking about you since I have no experience with their tax system.<br /><br />With that said, I'm not a tax specialist. I would suggest that you speak with a Germany based tax advisory who has specific experience with the U.S. and U.K. tax systems. <br /><br />By the way, my wife is a 2nd cousin of yours. One of her grandmothers was Charlotte DeWitt Snyder. My wife just order your book "The Last Samurai" for reading while we are on vacation in Quebec this summer.<br /><br />Ben ffm784https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279980191467057268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-66830816805748035252013-04-03T14:26:11.254+00:002013-04-03T14:26:11.254+00:00Found anyone yet? I may know a guy… he can handle ...Found anyone yet? I may know a guy… he can handle opera singers, at least.The Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240545290991105611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-77181800714839890992013-03-19T13:54:37.372+00:002013-03-19T13:54:37.372+00:00Thanks! I'll let you know...Thanks! I'll let you know...Helen DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619602559096610012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-390267260736584992013-03-19T13:40:01.658+00:002013-03-19T13:40:01.658+00:00I've posted this to Ask MetaFilter, so check t...I've posted this to <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/237490/Accountant-needed-for-complicated-residence-situation" rel="nofollow">Ask MetaFilter</a>, so check that thread once in a while; there's a large user base and hopefully someone will have a useful suggestion. If you want to add more info or respond to anything, let me know and I'll leave a comment.languagehathttp://www.languagehat.com/noreply@blogger.com