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ninguem1 on July 28, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask YC: Where's the escape hatch? I'd like to leav...

A lot of countries have tax treaties with the US. So you can deduct the taxes you pay in that country from your US tax. You don't get double taxed. Of course, if you go to a place with very little taxes, you don't get to enjoy that.

bluelu on July 28, 2008 [–]

Thanks for clarifying. I actually heard that you would get double taxed, but this was probably wrong.

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