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Immigration und Steuern: Wer muss Steuern in den USA zahlen?

Sie leben in den USA, wissen aber nicht ob Sie amerikanische Steuern zahlen mssen? Kein Problem! Der International Practice Group von Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C. ist daran gelegen, dass Sie durch fachmnnische Beratung eine Antwort auf diese wichtige Frage erhalten.
Wir empfehlen Ihnen sich vorab die unten aufgezeigte Kurzinformation ber den Zusammenhang zwischen Immigration Status und Steuern durchzulesen. Aktuelle Nachrichten zum Thema U.S. Steuern finden Sie auch auf unserem Blog. Fr weitere Fragen kontaktieren Sie bitte unser Team in Atlanta oder Charlotte .
There are two classifications of people that the U.S. uses in regards to taxes:tax residents and non-tax residents.
There are many situations in which you may be required to pay United States taxes even if you are not a U.S. citizen. Whether or not you have to file and pay taxes depends on whether the government has classified you as a tax resident or not. For example, all permanent residents, or holders of green cards, are considered to be tax residents. Not all non-immigrant visa holders are tax residents, however. Even if you are not a tax resident, it may still be a good idea to file an income tax return if you have been working for an employer that withholds taxes from your wages - you might get a tax refund.
United States tax residents must report their entire income to the IRS and pay taxes. It does not matter whether the money was earned within the country or internationally, all income must be reported to the IRS. Reporting all of your income to the IRS does not mean that all of your income will be taxed by the United States Government, however. Those decisions are governed by international tax treaties.

As soon as you acquire a green card, you are automatically classified as a United States tax resident and must report all of your income, whether earned abroad or domestically.
There is a common rumor circulating that the number of days you spend within the United States decides whether or not you are considered to be a tax resident, but this is only true for people who are in the country under nonimmigrant visas, not green cards. If you have a greed card and you do not step foot in the United States all year, you still must report all of your income to the IRS.
Like almost every other taxpayer in the United States, green card holders must file an IRS Form 1040 each year by April 15th. If you fail to file your United States taxes as a green card holder, you may hurt your chances of becoming a U.S. citizen. Additionally, if you intentionally do not file your taxes, you may also be guilty of a crime which could result in the loss of your green and your deportation.

Unlike holders of green cards, holders of nonimmigrant visas may or may not have to report income and pay taxes to the United States Government. Holders of nonimmigrant visas only become tax residents if they spend at least 183 days of the current year within the United States. So, if you spend 200 days in the United States and are a holder of a nonimmigrant visa, you will probably be required to report your income to the IRS.
In addition, there is a weighted system that could also put you in the category of a tax resident even if you spent less than 183 days in the United States during the current year. If you have been in the United States for a total of at least 183 "weighted" days during the prior three years in the United States, then you are also a tax resident, unless you spent less than 30 days within the US during the current year.
Under the weighted system, all days in the current year count as one day, all days in the previous year count as 1/3 of a day, and all days in the year before that count as 1/6 of a day. Add it all up, and if it comes out to at least 183 days, you must report your income to the IRS. This rule does not apply to certain governmental employees and other professionals and students, however.
If neither of these rules puts you in the category of a tax resident and you have a tax home in a different county, you may avoid being classified as a tax resident and will not have to pay U.S. taxes. If the IRS determines that you do not have a tax home in another country, however, it may decide that you are attempting to conceal your income from the government and force you to pay taxes anyway.
Like green card holders, if you spend at least 183 days in the United States and are a holder of a nonimmigrant visa, you must file your taxes using IRS Form 1040 by April 15th and pay taxes on all income earned in the United States. Unlike green card holders, however, nonimmigrant visa holders do not have to pay taxes on earnings made outside of the United States.
Failing to file your U.S. taxes may be a criminal offense which could eventually lead to your deportation from the country. In addition, failing to follow tax laws could also jeopardize your chances adjusting your immigration status.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is changing the way it manually searches passengers.

Starting on October 29, 2010, the manual search will involve a slide of the hand compared to the pat down. TSA agents will use the front of their hands in searches, and the new process will include an agent running his or her hand up the inside of a passenger's leg.

Pat downs are used on passengers who opt out of full-body scanner technology, as well as those that set off walk-through metal detectors or are selected for a random search. As of October 22, there are 317 fully-body scanners across the United States. TSA hope to have 450 installed by the end of the year.

Can't make it to the polls on Tuesday, November 2 to cast your vote? No problem! Early voting is open all over North Carolina and Georgia.

This years midterm elections on Tuesday, November 2 will determine the outcome of a U.S. Senate race, all 13 North Carolina congressional seats, all North Carolina Senate and House seats, state judicial races, local/municipal offices across the state and even some bonds and other matters. Thats pretty important, given the likely low voter turnout (as in most midterm elections).

If you have to work on November 2 or have some other plans keeping you from getting to the polls, why dont you take advantage of absentee voting.

Think you might not be able to make it to the polls in Georgia on election day? Like in North Carolina, that does not mean you cannot vote. Simply get your vote in early! There are early voting locations all over the state. Check the Secretary of State's Office website for early voting locations and hour .

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