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Questions tagged [taxes]

For questions concerning taxes taken by a local council or government entity.

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On an EU invoice, will my Brazilian customer have to pay VAT?

I sit in Germany (EU), and my customer is in Brazil: According to the department of finance in my home town, as a freelancer I do not have to bill VAT because my customer is an enterprise residing outside of Germany. But: Will Brazil take VAT, that…
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Freelancer working in Asia for EU/UK companies

I am a German citizen who has been working in the UK for the last ten years. I am considering moving to Thailand and freelancing, with my current UK employer as my primary client. Now, what sounded like an easy procedure turns out to be not quite so…
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I am a freelance web developer located in Toronto, Canada. What taxes do I need to charge for my services?

I am a freelance web developer operating out of Toronto, Canada. Most of my clients are in Toronto. Some of my clients are from other provinces. I also have many clients from the States and the odd one in Europe. All of my work is delivered…
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Working on UK freelance contract for a UK company but living in the US

I am a EU citizen (German). I will be signing up as a freelance contractor in the UK (where I currently live) to work for UK-based and other companies Bbut will be temporarily living in the US under a J2 visa (spouse of J1). I will be approximately…
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Questions regarding starting freelance job in TEXAS

I am currently working in a company and I want to do freelance web development next to that. I will have customers from another country. Should I pay tax for the income from another country which will be paid to my bank account in US or through…
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US citizen contracting for Singapore company - taxes?

How do taxes work if I'm a US citizen doing remote contract/freelance work for a company in Singapore? (I'll be in the US.)
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Normal employee vs freelance employer

I'm in Amsterdam. I currently have a QA engineer employment with a company that I like, but that I think they could pay me more. I've been contacted for a freelancer QA engineer by a headhunter, for a new company, also in Amsterdam. I've read about…
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Sales tax and other taxes in Oklahoma

Currently I live in Oklahoma and have just started doing some software development for a few local businesses. Already registered a single proprietor LLC and obtained my EIN. I have not engaged a tax accountant yet and I just recognized my first…
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Working on UK freelance contract for a UK company while travelling

I'm currently residing in UK and working as an employee for a UK company. I'll soon move out of UK and travel around the world, while working on freelance contract for UK companies. This is the first time I'll do freelance contract and I'll be…
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Calculator for self employed vs W2

Anyone know of a calculator that helps people see the tax implications between W2 employment and Self Employment. For example say I make $100k/year as a contractor/self-employed vs $80k/year as a W2 salaried employee. It would be great to have a…
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How do I keep my individual taxes separate, as an agency on oDesk?

I do have a freelancer account and an agency account on oDesk for a real company. I'd like to apply to a job on the behalf of the agency account. To get paid, tax information is required. The company (a real one) is based in Hong Kong. oDesk asks me…
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Should I Charge VAT?

I posted this question yesterday regarding how much to charge a client - and by which method (hourly or one-off payment) that I have previously worked with on a non-freelance basis, but I now want to know whether or not I should charge VAT? I have…
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How do I file self-employment taxes if I do not have any invoices due to the nature of my work?

I write articles on my website and collect donations from anonymous people on the Internet via PayPal. I end up with a fair bit of income that way each year, but it's never a large amount, so I'd always file my "business income" based on what I…
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Freelancing in USA for international clients - Do I pay tax

I am a resident alien of the USA (allowed to work) and I earn some money freelancing online. For a couple of months I have been writing blog posts for an individual who lives in Banglagesh (I'm not 100% sure, he could be anywhere). He is not a…
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Where can I get tax details about the company (my client)?

In order to report the tax in my country, I need to get details of the USA company, like EIN and IRS tax statements. Many of my clients do not have this paper from IRS (lost it probably), and I often have to wait up to 2 months to get that. What…
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