Not true. Some can be exempt, but only up to a point. US taxes on world wide

May 5, 2015
2:41:58pm

BYU-Ite

income and Abu Dhabi does not have any income tax. It is possible he could (depending upon a number of factors) qualify for the foreign earned income exemption, but this may or may not cover his entire salary.

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I was approached about possibly moving to Abu Dhabi or Dubai for work for about

snowbird

5/5/15 2:14pm

Might be fun for 6 months

BYULAWGUY

5/5/15 2:17pm

I'd go if I had the opportunity. Plenty of people in our ward go over for a

Texas Hammer

5/5/15 2:17pm

life is to short to not live adventures IMO

TonyStark

5/5/15 2:19pm

Never been there, but I regret not taking a similar opportunity

jkccoug

5/5/15 2:22pm

splitting it over two calendar years might be ideal from a US income tax

byuwahoo

5/5/15 2:23pm

Their skiing sucks compared to Snowbird, but it is by far the best in the region

2ndTrombone

5/5/15 2:24pm

It's OK, do it. Plus you don't pay taxes to the US on $ made there.

MoonPie

5/5/15 2:29pm

Is that a FTC or some type of exception?

RedlandsCoug

5/5/15 2:35pm

Not true. Some can be exempt, but only up to a point. US taxes on world wide

BYU-Ite

5/5/15 2:41pm

few years ago when my family was growing, I would have declined

JackStack

5/5/15 2:30pm

But seriously though, they probably wouldn't let you in.

7H3F3RN

5/5/15 2:45pm

I thought they let people in- but not obtain citizenship.

RedlandsCoug

5/5/15 2:50pm

You must not be friends with snowbird on Myspace . . .

7H3F3RN

5/5/15 3:01pm

Indycoug's on vacation, but he's your man.

ClackamasCoug

5/5/15 3:14pm

DO IT! Been there, done that with wife and three kids. It was a fantastic

Oceanographer

5/5/15 11:15pm

do it. you and your family should take on any adventure that you can. it is

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