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Q: IRS Ruling on retired citizens living abroad ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: IRS Ruling on retired citizens living abroad
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: regino-ga
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Posted: 01 Nov 2006 02:50 PST
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Question ID: 779066
Hello
Can you tell me what the IRS Tax ruling is for a retired U S Citizen
living abroad on social security for an extended period of time. Does
he pay tax to the IRS or to the foreign country he is living in.
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Subject: Re: IRS Ruling on retired citizens living abroad
Answered By: pafalafa-ga on 01 Nov 2006 13:58 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
regino-ga,

According to IRS Publication 915:  

Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits

Social Security benefits are exempt from US taxes for recipients
living in listed countries:


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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf
Publication 915
Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits



...U.S. citizens residing abroad. U.S. citizens who reside in the
following countries are exempt from U.S. tax on their benefits.

Canada.

Egypt.

Germany.

Ireland.

Israel.

Italy. (You must also be a citizen of Italy for the exemption to apply.)

Romania.

United Kingdom.

The SSA will not withhold U.S. tax from your benefits if you are a U.S. citizen.

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In addition, the above publication also contains the criteria you can
use to determine if SS benefits are taxable at all, even for those
living in the US (it depends on total income).

I trust this information fully answers your question, but if there's
anything else I can do for you, just let me know by posting a Request
for Clarification, and I'm at your service.

Cheers,

pafalafa-ga


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regino-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Thank you very much for your prompt answer.

Comments  
Subject: Re: IRS Ruling on retired citizens living abroad
From: nelson-ga on 01 Nov 2006 03:27 PST
 
It depends on the tax treaties in effect between the U.S. and the
country in questioin.

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