Guest Post: How to Prove Benjamin Franklin Wrong About Taxes Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/15/2013 22:56 -0400 Belgium Federal Reserve France Guest Post Hungary Personal Income Submitted by International Man via Casey Research , "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin In most cases, Mr. Franklin's statement would be correct. However, as you will see below, there are some countries in the world where you can be certain you won't pay taxes. With the year 2013 marking the 100th anniversary of the income tax and the Federal Reserve in the US (two of the most powerful tools the government uses to extract wealth), I thought it would be useful to look at when Tax Freedom Day occurs across the world to gain some perspective. Tax Freedom Day (TFD) is the day of the year that the average person has in theory earned enough money to pay his or her annual tax bill. If TFD falls on January 1, that means you are a milk cow for ZERO days out of the year for the government. If it falls on June 30, it means you are working 181 days each year to pay off your taxes. Unfortunately, most of us will spend some time during the year acting as a milk cow in some fashion for a government. Below is a table showing when TFD hits in the countries within the EU. The government of Hungary, Belgium, and France are the worst offenders in the EU, keeping their citizens in tax servitude astoundingly until around August each year . If you are unlucky enough to be in the suffocating grasp of a high-tax jurisdiction, you will likely have only a couple of months of salary (if even that) out of the year that can be potentially utilized as savings after essential living expenses are met. In the US, TFD comes around April 17. Of course, individual circumstances will vary, and TFD in the US can come a lot later than April 17 for many Americans. Whether you are American, European, or any other nationality, it doesn't have to be this way. You do not need to be working for the government for a good portion of the year. It is possible to take steps to internationalize and legally reduce the number of days the government milks you of the fruits of your labor. Some countries do not have an income tax or essentially any other type of tax that could hit the average individual. TFD could come on January 1 for you if you have no external obligations and fall under the jurisdiction in any of the countries in the table below. Countries With No Personal Income Tax Andorra Anguilla Bahamas Bahrain Bermuda British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Cayman Islands Kuwait Maldives Monaco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia St. Kitts Nevis Turks and Caicos United Arab Emirates Vanuatu There are many ways to internationalize and legally structure yourself and your business around these and other low-tax countries. One possibility could involve an American citizen obtaining a second citizenship, then becoming a resident of one of the countries above, and finally renouncing US citizenship in order to obtain a tax-free existence. Of course, this is but one possibility. There are many options with varying degrees of protection. You could prove Benjamin Franklin wrong – taxes are not necessarily a certainty. It is still legal and practical to take steps to internationalize, but if history is any guide, it won't be so forever... especially as governments (particularly in the West) become more desperate. Average: 4.666665 Your rating: None Average: 4.7 ( 3 votes) Tweet - advertisements - Login or register to post comments 526 reads Printer-friendly version Send to friend Similar Articles You Might Enjoy: Guest Post: The Promises That Cannot Be Kept Guest Post: Outlaw Josey Wales - Part Four Guest Post: What This Country Needs Now Is Hope Guest Post: Comfortably Numb Guest Post: How Can Everyone Be So Incompetent?
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