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Generic question about taxes... when do they start?

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Google couldn't tell me, but you clever folks might know:

 

So we will get a visa to go to the US and then later on get a green card. I'm doing CR-1 myself.

 

But from what point on is your income taxable? The day your flight lands in the country? The day you request your green card? The day your SSN is issued or the day that you receive all your documents?

 

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4 minutes ago, Amarylis said:

Google couldn't tell me, but you clever folks might know:

 

So we will get a visa to go to the US and then later on get a green card. I'm doing CR-1 myself.

 

But from what point on is your income taxable? The day your flight lands in the country? The day you request your green card? The day your SSN is issued or the day that you receive all your documents?

 

The day you start working in the USA

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Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

The day you start working in the USA

Then that is the day that my flight lands, as I'm a freelancer. Where did you read this? I couldn't find the info...

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Just now, Amarylis said:

Then that is the day that my flight lands, as I'm a freelancer. Where did you read this? I couldn't find the info...

My wife has income from her country.  Our accountant calculated her taxable income from the day of her POE......

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4 minutes ago, Amarylis said:

Then that is the day that my flight lands, as I'm a freelancer. Where did you read this? I couldn't find the info...

The day you arrive in the USA is the day that your tax obligations start for the USA. This is common knowledge here in the USA and the IRS is adamant about wanting to know about it. You can try and hide it for a while it might work for you but as soon as the IRS finds out about it they will expect you pay taxes on that money you make.

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10 hours ago, Amarylis said:

Then that is the day that my flight lands, as I'm a freelancer. Where did you read this? I couldn't find the info...

As you have already been told, it is not so simple.  What kind of freelancer?  Where are the people who are paying you, and where is the revenue being deposited.   Talk to an actual tax professional about your specific circumstances.

 

For example, I will not personally reside in the USA even one day in 2018, but my "freelance" income is likely to be subject to US taxes as US income anyway.  Consult a professional.

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