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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 10th 2024, 8:14 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 2,852
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Returning to UK after 7 years in US

For me it's:

Part A $0
Part B $175
Part D $0.40 (yes, really)
Supplement G (high deductible) $31

That high deductible G saves me - as you point out - the potential for catastrophic uninsured...
Forum: USA
Apr 10th 2024, 5:33 pm
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,193
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

I concur that the totalization agreement will allow you to qualify for US SS in addition to qualifying through your contributions for UK State Pension.

The US formula takes the 35 years with...
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Apr 9th 2024, 3:28 am
Replies: 14
Views: 772
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Ecuador

Id love trekking in Ecuador (think Cotopaxi etc) but the current political situation gives me pause for thought. It seems to have gone from one of the more stable South American countries to a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 4th 2024, 10:50 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,631
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Wise.com - New verification Process

Looks like this is a once-only process as I haven't been asked to do it again. A small new requirement on my last transfer was to select from a drop down the reason for my transfer - claimed to be...
Forum: USA
Apr 2nd 2024, 11:25 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 597
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Visas and passports

Because if you don't they could notice the absence of a US entry stamp etc in your British passport and query it. I remember Virgin Atlantic getting weird about this one time.
Forum: USA
Apr 2nd 2024, 6:34 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 597
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Visas and passports

This is exactly what I do for the Latin American countries that charge US citizens (but not UK citizens) a visa fee. When I board a flight to such a country from the US, I hand the agent both...
Forum: USA
Mar 26th 2024, 6:45 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 614
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension Statement

It doesn't tell you what you received in the last UK tax year or the last calendar year. I, for example, got an amount in arrears so the weekly amount x 52 wouldn't work for me for 2023. So I guess...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Mar 26th 2024, 5:00 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,141
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Bridge Collapse Baltimore

There was a somewhat similar incident in the San Francisco Bay a while back, except that it was the under-the-influence captain of the pilot boat that was to blame. The Cosco Busan hit one of the...
Forum: USA
Mar 13th 2024, 11:56 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

+1. That’s the route I go because that’s the only way I can e-file my California state return.
Forum: USA
Mar 10th 2024, 12:24 am
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

Not requiring a substitute 1099-R has another benefit for those, like you and me, who live in California. If you have a substitute 1099 (or a form 4852), California precludes you from filing...
Forum: USA
Mar 4th 2024, 7:00 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

Did they put that in writing?

California also doesn't tax Social Security benefits (or SS Disability) but their tax code specifically defines these benefits as being "from the United States".
Forum: USA
Feb 7th 2024, 2:10 am
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

It's a good question. Many links state that a non-qualified plan is one which isn't subject to the ERISA law, which obviously UK State Pension doesn't. For example:

"Nonqualified plans are those...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2024, 6:31 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

Fortunately, WEP doesn't apply to me.

I think, but am not completely sure, that the proportion of the State Pension that represents a return of after tax contributions divided by your IRS life...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2024, 4:47 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 7,839
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK State Pension and US tax return

I did a search but couldn't find a definitive answer on this... first year doing federal tax return including income from UK state pension. If a proportion of my payment is attributable to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 6th 2024, 7:07 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,631
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Wise.com - New verification Process

I'm US based and recently did a Wise transfer to here... and, yes, I too had to go through this new verification process.
Forum: USA
Dec 4th 2023, 4:04 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,137
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: UK Banks and Non-UK Residency Reporting for Tax Purposes

Ditto. I've had a Lloyds account as a US resident for almost 40 years now. But this action by Barclays is quite unsettling. I guess I would go the Wise route if they pulled the plug on US account...
Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2023, 8:41 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,652
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Help with getting home

No legal right to work doesn't necessarily mean the OP isn't working. Or have they been living off their spouse's income for the whole time period of the overstay...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 27th 2023, 3:26 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,192
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Social Security Disability

Depending on income post-disability, ACA and - depending on state - Medicaid may be options here.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 23rd 2023, 12:08 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,192
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Social Security Disability

Start with the Social Security Disability website. Unless you are close to the age you would receive your full social security retirement it’s pretty tough to get approved. Unlike many private...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 25th 2023, 4:56 pm
Replies: 502
Views: 97,557
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Meanwhile in Florida

I think it's not just a direct disregard for public safety, but is testament that the US "has the best political system money can buy". Thus railroads can us lobbying $$$ to successfully prevent laws...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 13th 2023, 3:46 pm
Replies: 266
Views: 22,177
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: WTF in America Part 2

I recently watched it for the first time. I thought it was surprisingly good.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 18th 2023, 4:31 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 6,387
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Questions regarding Medicare

All the Medigap explanation of benefits are online and I get an email for each claim. But given I've never been anywhere near the deductible, I only bother checking once in a blue moon.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 18th 2023, 4:26 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 6,387
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Questions regarding Medicare

Yes, I'm aware that going from HDG to G would require medical underwriting. The way I look at insurance is that I save my insurance $$$s for costs I can't plausibly afford and I look on Medigap in...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 18th 2023, 3:21 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,382
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Drought in the West/ Pulaski Road Trip

If you want remote, that place is remote... sunrise when we camped there:

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Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 18th 2023, 3:15 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,382
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Drought in the West/ Pulaski Road Trip

To the northwest of Goosenecks, there's another amazing spot - Muley Point. It's higher up from the San Juan River and at the end of a hairy dirt road that was built to a uranium mine during the Cold...
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