Were coming to America
Well we have been talking about it for a long time and now we are getting so close. We pack up work here in the UK on the 28th February next year and fly into Orlando on the 18th of March. Then...
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kaydeejay wrote:cvbdsl wrote:Would like to see that form too - I await with interest to see if someone can provide a link.kaydeejay wrote:Yep, same applies to snowbirds from Canada. However, if you fill out and submit the proper form there is no problem. Don't have the link to the form and regulations, but I'm sure someone here does.
Plus you might want to check how curious the IRS (Income tax guys) will get if you spend more than 4 months each year in the USA.
They have a formula that adds current year days plus 1/3 of the previous year plus 1/6 of the year before that. If that total is more than 180 days they may come looking for a tax return!
Worth checking out BEFORE you get in their bad books!
Ok, I went and found a source with the references:);
http://www.snowbirds.org/tax-forms
Form 8840 needs to be filled out if you qualify.
(note the form if you have an interest bearing bank account in the US).
