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How taxes work (for foreigners) #46

Closed toothfairy closed 9 years ago

toothfairy commented 9 years ago

Only the wise man on a mountaintop knows, but try to explain in a nutshell what are taxes in Norway, and why the first June is a joke

timkurvers commented 9 years ago

You're thinking about the lie that is 'holiday money', @toothfairy? :+1:

toothfairy commented 9 years ago

@timkurvers absolutely!

ohenrik commented 9 years ago

I can maybe add a section about this late today :)

SteveBenner commented 9 years ago

As the newest addition to Hyper, this issue is of particular interest to me; in addition to Norway taxation, I will also have to figure out the USA tax situation, since it looks like I will be earning some income from remote work before I move to Oslo. This would be my first time reporting personal income significant enough that the IRS (the US federal mafia tax agency) would require I file my own tax return. I have proudly avoided contributing a single dollar to the American war machine this far, but as I don’t want to jeopardize my relocation to Norway, I will be doing all the necessary research into the US tax requirements I face in the near future.

Basically, any info you guys can provide would especially help me out since I already have a lot on my plate with the US side of things :)

jgorset commented 9 years ago

You won't need to pay taxes to Norway on your income before you get here, though, @SteveBenner. :smile: