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Old 05.03.2008, 14:23
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Re: Tax question: mixed income USA / Switzerland

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To your questions:

1.) If you are US YES. You have to report your Swiss income to US taxes.
2.) Yes you have to report your income to Swiss taxes.

I have had clients they did not report to US and got big troubles once they returned home. US people always pay taxes twice. First in the country they live in and second to USA. Sorry,... its your damn law.

If you need to know more I could give you contacts. Either to professionals or companies dealing with this or for a first step to Americans who live here since a long time....

Yes you pay taxes twice. But not double taxation really as you get credit for your Swiss taxes, plus you can get a pretty large exemption as long as you don't spend too much time in the US in a tax year.

Regarding Swiss, won't the employer withhold (don't know his salary level) and he might not have to file in CH?
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