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Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2014, 11:11 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,141
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Help with schools in the bay area. What options do we have if local schools are f

That pretty much reinforces what I was saying earlier, and trying to get you to understand that stoopid is the new normal. Some of these people literally could not organize the proverbial piss up....
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2014, 7:56 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,141
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Help with schools in the bay area. What options do we have if local schools are f

Funstuie, really you have misunderstood my tone. Not everyone on the internet is trying to piss you off. I really was trying to help based on my 20 years of splitting my time between the UK and USA...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2014, 7:29 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,141
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Help with schools in the bay area. What options do we have if local schools are f

I'm not really sure what you can do about getting your kid into the schools you prefer, but I thought I'd give some advice on a couple of other points.

First, you are going to realize that many...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2014, 6:02 am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,241
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Accountant recommendations - San Francisco East Bay

Thanks Penginbar. I think you might be correct about him being away. That's a pity because I expect to get my Green Card in early September and need to make some decisions about when to sell some...
Forum: USA
Aug 24th 2014, 3:24 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,241
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Accountant recommendations - San Francisco East Bay

Great - thanks. I would prefer someone I can deal with face to face - BUT ultimately I suppose any location would work - so I'll try Pete Newton.
Forum: USA
Aug 21st 2014, 12:25 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,241
Posted By Britsimon

Accountant recommendations - San Francisco East Bay

OK - been living here since February on an H1 visa. I am about to convert to LPR by early September.

I have reasonably complex financial matters between UK/EU/USA property holdings, some US and...
Forum: USA
Apr 6th 2014, 3:22 am
Replies: 39
Views: 4,985
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Non Red Eye Flights back to the UK

I've done literally hundreds of transatlantic flights over the last few years. I MUCH prefer the red eye flights (the longer the better, ie.e West Coast to UK better than East coast).

If you do...
Forum: USA
Apr 4th 2014, 3:27 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 714
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Tax planning for 1st year resident H1-B>LPR

To your points.

1. Most certainly I will, however, I wanted to check with a group of people who had experience of the immigration aspects (which is pretty unusual for a US tax attorney).
2. That...
Forum: USA
Apr 4th 2014, 11:49 am
Replies: 9
Views: 714
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Tax planning for 1st year resident H1-B>LPR

Yes I see what you're saying - thanks for that input.
Forum: USA
Apr 4th 2014, 11:22 am
Replies: 9
Views: 714
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Tax planning for 1st year resident H1-B>LPR

Yes - I already exercise the options a few years ago, but up to now they have not been tradeable - because the company was not publicly traded. However, I can sell the shares over any period of time...
Forum: USA
Apr 4th 2014, 8:00 am
Replies: 9
Views: 714
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Tax planning for 1st year resident H1-B>LPR

Thanks for the input. I hadn't realised about the extra 3.8%. Sheesh.

As you say, I think it would almost pay me to establish residency in Florida (I already own property there) and time the sale...
Forum: USA
Apr 4th 2014, 7:10 am
Replies: 9
Views: 714
Posted By Britsimon

Tax planning for 1st year resident H1-B>LPR

OK, I thought I had my tax position pretty well simplified, but some stock options/IPO have caused me to second guess and wonder if I can improve things. Here is the scenario.

I have just moved to...
Forum: USA
Feb 10th 2014, 7:04 am
Replies: 685
Views: 43,246
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Florida, California or UK?!

Well if I'm comparing Miami to SF Bay area, the Bay area has nice weather, but also has seasons. It has hills and mountains nearby as well as valleys, national parks and beaches. The grass is often...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 10th 2014, 12:16 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,707
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Chances of getting h1-b with my education/experience?

Honestly I think the advice to marry your girlfriend is the most realistic.

From what you are saying, your skills and education don't differentiate you from all the young American kids and...
Forum: USA
Feb 9th 2014, 7:51 pm
Replies: 685
Views: 43,246
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Florida, California or UK?!

I'm in the, UK at the moment (well, for another 10 days). I lived in Miami (Doral area) for 8 years and have done a number of short term contracts in various parts of the USA including a lot of time...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 6:36 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Ok, so you think I don't know Houston. Fine.

So can you explain what is the expat premium you mentioned earlier?
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 10:25 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

So all that is happening there is the landlords are smelling the blood in the water, and based on a couple of "must haves" they know that expats (who are getting the allowances) will be squeezed into...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 6:55 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Sounds like your landlord is shortsighted...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 6:42 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

That depends on your point of view. If I am going to put capital to work - I want to see 10% ROI. To the companies in the oild and gas industry, these expenses are peanuts - and simply factored in on...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 6:07 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Landlords are making a fortune all over the country! :)

I'll probably try the Houston market out - I've done very well in Florida over the last 3 or 4 years, but foreclosures are seeing sensible...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 5:42 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Well yeah - because you guys are quoting gross ROIs of $42 to $50k pa on properties in the 300k - 400k range. If that were true I would be buying in that area! So yes you piqued my interest! :D

Oh...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 3:42 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Nah, I don't think so....

So look at this on Zillow...

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20735-Fawnbrook-Ct-Katy-TX-77450/28523534_zpid/

Nice looking house, great school district (so area...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 3:09 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

That's fine - I'm not personally invested in my suggestions - I think you may be thinking I want to "argue" about it - but really I am not that worried.

However, I have bought over 10 houses in...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 2:24 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

Errr - OK. :rofl:
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2014, 2:17 am
Replies: 44
Views: 3,813
Posted By Britsimon

Re: Houston job offer - help please

You should call the police because you got mugged! ;)

I don't think he said he had to live right by Galleria - but then no need to go to as far as Katy either!

This doesn't look awful:-...
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