Basic Tax Differences UK/US
 

Hello Pete

Was wondering if this topic was could be live.
Need to find out the basics of taxation matters before I decide to move from the US from the UK

Cheers
De

Re: Basic Tax Differences UK/US
 

De, I moved your post to the correct place: your own thread.

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There is:-

Federal income tax

State income tax

State sales tax (sales tax can be different from county to county in a State), some States don't have a sales tax.

Property taxes

and all sorts of deductions from earnings for example, social security, workman's comp, unemployment comp and all except social security different from State to State.

I've been here 3 years and I can't figure it out.

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Workman's Comp Insurance & Unemployment Insurance should be paid totally by the employer, not withheld from wages.

FICA covers the Social Security withholdings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...utions_Act_tax

Here's somewhere to start
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_wit..._United_States


There are also property taxes (similar to council tax, yes?), sales taxes in most states (vary even by city) and probably dozens more.

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And, to add to the list, should you be self employed:

- (Federal) Self Employment Tax
- (State) Franchise Tax

Plus, depending on the nature of your business, no end of fees for permits, licenses, etc.

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Don't forget city tax, possibly for where you live and where you work.

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and you phone bill has 9 taxes added ..

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And the BE USA forums tax. PM me your banking information once you get settled and I'll take care of it for you.

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Relating to?

In the US people file their own tax returns. This is done yearly before April 15th, IIRC. There are so many tax rules and regulations that an entire profession has formed around tax filing, so putting all the info you might need in one post will be tough.

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Hey, one of those taxes helps pay my wages!

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Is it still 9, now that they've got rid of the one to pay for the Spanish American war?

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So do higher rate tax payers and self-employed people over here in the UK. And the last time I heard from my accountant I think he wasn't quite starving yet :D.

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The big difference is in the US until you fill out your tax return you don't really know what income tax you have to pay for the tax year. In the UK most people don't have to worry about it as tax is deducted under PAYE and that is the end of it.