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@justneed2talk The salaries are not the same globally, but the baseline is different to local companies. A Google software engineer in Munich is paid much less than one in San Francisco, but still more than one working for BMW at the equivalent level. You realise 5000 employees is not many...

@justneed2talk The trick is to try and land a job at a multi-national company that pays somewhat normalized global rates. This article goes into some detail: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineering-salaries-in-the-netherlands-and-europe/ It's a bit old, and it's specific to...

@blundercreek If you're self-employed (e.g. working as a contractor or similar) you might need to look into a Social Security exemption. You should be able to use IRS Free File with one of the partner services if your income is under the threshold -...

@ola2019 I've not done it myself, but IB provides direct access to ForEx markets. Documentation appears to be at https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=47638

@mrsgrass If you're going to work in Australia you will almost certainly need an Australian bank account in order to get paid. You could try starting with a "borderless" account from Wise or Revolut. Note that some Australian financial institutions will refuse you as customer due to the FATCA...

@bxny16 How are LLCs taxed on capital gains in the US? My only experience is with Australia, where they pay the full company tax rate, without the benefit of long term discounts that individuals get.

@queenie4o Capital gains are not earned income. The most you could exclude is the CAD100k converted to USD. You'll also be over the Net Investment Income Tax threshold, so you'll likely owe 3.8% of that CAD1M. You also won't be able to claim Canadian income taxes paid as a credit against this.

@annalee Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot. https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/012/073/7686178464_fdc8ea66c7.jpg Seriously though, I recommend trying to find a tax consultant -- or more, up to one per country -- who are at least passingly familiar with international...

@nathanh83 I have heard from time to time of brokers that don't implement restrictions, but in the past all of them have eventually complied. Of course, I've not actually checked with every broker, so it's possible that there are some where you can "fly under the radar", at least for a while...

@nathanh83 If they don't want to get fined and banned from accepting EU clients at all, yes. In practice, every US broker that I'm aware of complies with this rule.

@goodchristianguy Regarding point 2, you will find it almost impossible to continue your Boglehead strategy "by the books" while in NL. As a US citizen, you will not want to invest in any non-US ETFs or mutual funds, due to PFIC tax rules. As an EU resident, it is not legal for a US brokerage...

@tijames Schwab should open you an international brokerage account no problem (they do have a minimum initial deposit though). Once you have that, you can deposit paper checks via phone app. Edit: you still would want to use Wise, OFX, or CurrencyFair to convert and transfer to NZD, so this...

@duzt My worry world be in dealing with the last country you were a tax resident of before "emigrating" to Paraguay. Of course it depends on the country, but I can easily see them arguing that if you have not established a genuine residence in another country, then you never really severed ties.

@getonyourfeetmusic Situation 1 sounds similar to Australian Superannuation funds. From what I've found when looking into those, if there's no published IRS determination, the best you can do is guess the rules. Professional opinion seems to agree that the key factor is whether it's counts as a...

@bandr Yeah, I know it's a massive pain in the arse if you're an EU resident, and you're probably SOL anywhere with capital controls. Luckily Australia is fine with most foreign investments.

@dogdad89 I'm guessing OP wants to spend it (e.g. on a house), or invest it (without dealing with the harsh treatment the IRS gives to foreign ETFs). Unlikely that they're just going to stick it in the bank (or rather, 8 banks to make sure it's FDIC insured).

@chozenpryncess Check gift tax rules for Spain (assuming that's your tax residence) before transferring large amounts to your spouse.

@christophe Superannuation contributions are taxed at 15%, so you should be able to claim some foreign tax credit. I think for US citizens, investing in US-domiciled ETFs is the simplest option for retirement saving.

@felicitypenny Yeah, that's what I heard. If OP just wants to do a one off and doesn't care about being banned, it might be an acceptable risk anyway.

@lilithdom Check if Schwab International accepts clients from your country of residence. https://international.schwab.com/ Officially you need $25k to open an account, but I've heard of people getting an exception to start with less.