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0 pointsnaavis5y ago0 comments

Most places inside the US allow you to live a comfy life with 100k/year too. No need to be in Silicon Valley.

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philliphaydon5y ago

Yes but being American he will be double taxed living outside of the US.

pkaye5y ago

You can exclude the first $107.6k/year from US taxes.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...

nogabebop235y ago

this is not true.

philliphaydon5y ago

It is true depending on the country he lives in. As he's a US citizen, even if he lives overseas he needs to fill in a W-9 form to get the money from GitHub.

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0 pointsnaavis5y ago0 comments

Most places inside the US allow you to live a comfy life with 100k/year too. No need to be in Silicon Valley.

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philliphaydon5y ago

Yes but being American he will be double taxed living outside of the US.

pkaye5y ago

You can exclude the first $107.6k/year from US taxes.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...

nogabebop235y ago

this is not true.

philliphaydon5y ago

It is true depending on the country he lives in. As he's a US citizen, even if he lives overseas he needs to fill in a W-9 form to get the money from GitHub.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse