t is a bad idea to soften your stance on immigration to "the criminals first" and drop the idea of all illegals getting deported because then you give your an opponent an inch.
That sad thing is I knew a number of people in the past who believed someone who entered the country illegally did something wrong, but they were willing to turn a blind eye if those illegal aliens somehow managed to work, and be productive/respective members of the community and not commit any subsequent crimes. With the open border stuff from the Biden presidency, I've seen many of these same people shift their stance to now be, "Screw it, anyone in the US illegally deserves to be deported." The number of moderates might be fewer and less vocal over time, but many of their opinions are changing and not in a good way for Team Blue.
The US will tax your earnings abroad anywhere you go.
For many Americans working abroad, they might end up owing zero in Federal Income Taxes because the foreign tax rate and brackets are so much higher abroad that the credit they get for paying taxes effectively exceeds their US Federal tax liability. Obviously, this isn't true for everyone abroad and this isn't advice. However, it's important to have a tax preparer with foreign tax experience when working somewhere other than the US.
obviously not suggesting non-compliance or anything but if you want a little white pill for your own mental health you should look up the actual audit rates sometime. The IRS has been hopelessly overwhelmed for at least 2 decades.
I'm hearing rumors AI is being looked into for scanning tax returns to identify which may need further examination (audit). I'm not sure I'd trust AI's reliability given how badly it's choked in other fields, but it's something to keep an eye on and something I hope gets discussed this year in my professional journals or continuing education.
regarding the irs
i ve had dealings with them.
they just want money and are lazy like niggers if you have representation and cpa. its easy to work shit out.
the state authority of california on the other had.
I ve heard people say the mob would treat them better, they would rather owe money to organized crime than deal with california.
Both the IRS and state treasuries (however they refer to themselves) can be relentless with the states often being worse than the IRS. With proper representation from the right professional (CPA, EA, etc), though, it can be less painful and intimidating. That said, my experience is that for every two calls to the IRS or a state, one call goes to someone who is the stereotypical lazy unhelpful governmental employee and the other goes to someone who will either resolve the matter or do all they can to help.
On a similar note, I recently received a spam email from some agency offering outsourced Latin American execs who would get paid $7 to $10 an hour. It grinds my gears to see this happening in this industry besides the usual ones, and I can't help wondering how this would work with the privacy, security, and legal compliance that's inherent in the profession and more of a risk for any company foolish enough to hire foreigners working remotely.
