February 09 - VSC, K-1 filings

[Richard-Joanna 1]

Mornin and happy monday

[lizandpat 0]

Morning....and soooooooo not a happy monday...lol!

[Chelartie 0]

Hi Liz,

I saw the post you wrote a page back and wanted to ask you questions about taxes too. I read the threads about how we can elect to claim resident status for Arturo even though he doesn't meet the two tests as long as we report worldwide income. It's the reporting worldwide income that confuses me. I'm using TaxACT and the form that I can find is form 2555EZ, which is Foreign Income Exclusion. When I fill that out, it subtracts his foreign income from mine, so it changes our overall income. That doesn't seem right to me, though. I'm just supposed to report the income, right? Not have it excluded?

I've only been filing taxes for a few years and never filed paper taxes, so I'm not really sure if I have to go back and do it all by hand now. Any advice you can offer?

Thanks and good luck at the weigh in!

[lizandpat 0]

Hi Chelsea! The form 2555EZ is the correct form, that is what the lady at the tax office we went to used. As far as how exactly it works, I'm not sure because it's all very confusing to me...that's why I paid to have my taxes done this year. From what I remember her telling me though is that we do have to report any income they earned but that it will be excluded. However, I thought that if only excluded it from your taxable income but our preparer was told by the IRS that it also had to be included in my total income. Like I said, very confusing! Is there anyway you can have them prepared this year? The only reason we did it was because we are getting a rather large refund. Otherwise I would have figured it out on my own I think.

Sorry I can't provide more useful information!!!

[Chelartie 0]

Hi Chelsea! The form 2555EZ is the correct form, that is what the lady at the tax office we went to used. As far as how exactly it works, I'm not sure because it's all very confusing to me...that's why I paid to have my taxes done this year. From what I remember her telling me though is that we do have to report any income they earned but that it will be excluded. However, I thought that if only excluded it from your taxable income but our preparer was told by the IRS that it also had to be included in my total income. Like I said, very confusing! Is there anyway you can have them prepared this year? The only reason we did it was because we are getting a rather large refund. Otherwise I would have figured it out on my own I think.

Sorry I can't provide more useful information!!!

Thanks, Liz! I'll do some more research and try to figure it out. Or maybe I'll have to go to someone.

[gatoula_tou 0]

Hii all!

Lampros FINALLY got the UK papers back stating "no evidence" .. Looovely! So basically we spent 125 dollars to prove that he has no record in the UK because he hasn't ever done anything illegal or criminal. Oh well, so that's taken care of. The army people told him they sent his papers last tuesday so we've just been waiting patiently. He called again today and no one has sent anything so he'll have to physically go in the army office near Athens to get it.

After we get the final paper, the army paper, we'll call for a doctor appointment and then the interview a.s.a.p!

Who else is still waiting? What happened to Lee?? Igor where are you with everything?

[lizandpat 0]

WOW....I thought it was only dead when I came on here...

Morning all!

[gatoula_tou 0]

WOW....I thought it was only dead when I came on here...

Morning all!

Nope! I have the power to create looong periods of silence as well

Hi Liz!

Lampros did his medical this morning, all good. He's scheduled for an interview on the 16th of Feb!!! Woooototootott!

[lizandpat 0]

Nope! I have the power to create looong periods of silence as well

Hi Liz!

Lampros did his medical this morning, all good. He's scheduled for an interview on the 16th of Feb!!! Woooototootott!

WOOOHOOO!!!!

Congrats Jamie and Lampros!!!

[gatoula_tou 0]

Does anyone have any good ideas for plane tickets from either Heathrow, London Airport or right from Athens..? We're looking at about 700 for the ticket.

I thought I heard someone say 300 for theirs, and I'm confuddled and jealous of such a price

[lizandpat 0]

Does anyone have any good ideas for plane tickets from either Heathrow, London Airport or right from Athens..? We're looking at about 700 for the ticket.

I thought I heard someone say 300 for theirs, and I'm confuddled and jealous of such a price

Where would he be flying to...Seattle?

Try looking at Kayak and Cheapo air I think is the other one that sometimes has decent prices.

[lizandpat 0]

<-------- doing a happy dance.....

Pat is on the way to the Civil Surgeon right now....AOS paperwork should be in the mail by Monday!!!

[Richard-Joanna 1]

Happy Monday everyone... sorry I have be AWOL, but I have been in NYC looking for a job...

Jamie... so good to hear it is getting very very close for you!

Lee Where the F$ck are you???

[IgorK 0]

Hi all!

Jamie, I can give you my contact in the tour agency I use here in MA, she usually has good prices... Though I highly doubt that $300 from Greece to USA is even possible. As Liz said, try Kayak first. Certain days of the week are cheaper, also keep in mind spring break time and holidays...

Richard, I hope you find something you like sooner than later!

Liz -

[lizandpat 0]

Hi Richard - how did the job hunt go?

Thanks Igor!