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personlurking on Feb 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why expat Americans are giving up their passports

> "The United States is one of only two countries in the world that has citizenship-based taxation (the other is Eritrea)."

I very recently read that Brazil does this too - that no matter where you currently live or work, as a Brazilian citizen, you have to pay taxes on it to Brazil (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

marcosdumay on Feb 10, 2016 [–]

You have to pay taxes on any income you earn on Brazil, even if you don't live here.

You don't have to pay taxes on income taxed afar, even if you live here, and on any income not earned here if you live afar.

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