Discussion:Resident Alien working in home country
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| 26 October 2009 | |
| I have a question I am trying to help a individual with and can't seem to find the answer. He lives in his home country and works for the UN which is based out of New York. He is paid in his home countries currency. He says he is a resident alien of the US, but he works in his home country all year, but comes to the US for vacation on occasion. He is trying to apply for naturalization and they ask about tax returns on the application. He has never filed a tax return, and is wondering if he should of it the past. He says he doesn't have to pay taxes on his income, and I am not sure if this is the caseb)bbbbbbbbb b or not. I can not find any concrete answers, and was wondering if anyone has dealt with a situation as such. I have looked through Pub 519 with no success. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! | |
| 26 October 2009 | |
| Questions to ask:
Does he have a currently valid green card? Does he get a W-2 from the UN? I suspect that the UN has some special deal with the US govt, since their financial sources are dues from the contributing countries. Does he a letter from the UN describing his position and relation to the UN? Would he have a position with the UN if he moved stateside? The last two would be more relevant for INS. The tax return are not as important as the last two above IMHO. | |
| 26 October 2009 | |
| He may want to use voluntary disclosure to minimise tax and FBAR penalties.
He is a resident alien and taxable on worldwide income each year. | |
| 26 October 2009 | |
| Take a look at the sections quoted by R2 and the accompanying regulations. Then determine if an income tax treaty has been entered into by the US and the home country. | |
