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might move to Belgium from USA, question about taxes
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I'm a US citizen and my wife is European and she got a job offer in Belgium. She wants to move back to Europe and one thing I wonder about is taxes.
For my job, I work remotely and I can work anywhere in the world, so I wouldn't have to get a job in Belgium, but I would continue my own work I do now in the USA.
For tax purposes, once I live in Belgium and I have the Belgian residence permit, what are the tax requirements to Belgium? Declare US income and pay taxes on it? US taxes aren't bad, but reading about Belgian taxes, I see that I would be on the 50% bracket and that would suck! :D
Be aware too that you may still also have to pay your state income tax as well as the US federal income taxes, even if you no longer own property there and have no intention of returning. Some states will let you give up your residency, others keep you until you move back to somewhere else.
If the Belgium bashers would care to put their money where their mouth is, and **** off "home", then they'd be doing everyone a favour.
Life is what you make it.
Play the game.
If your main concern in your quality of life is what tax bracket you fall into, you're loosing.
Where do I tell the complaining Belgians to **** off to, J?
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