Mein herzliches Beileid! Ich bin Amerikaner in DE (inzwischen sogar Staatsbürger) und das mit dem IRS ist echt nervig. Ich hatte mehr als 10 Jahre nichts eingereicht bevor ich wieder angefangen habe zu filen.

Damals gab es eine Art Begnadigungsprgramm, wo man die letzte drei Jahre einreichen soll (egal wie lange es gewesen ist) und dann war es in Ordnung. Man war dann aber wieder drin im System und muss theoretisch jedes Jahr brav weiter machen.

Wenn du nicht mehr als 100.000$ im Jahr verdienst, musst du dort auch keine Steuern zahlen. Nur für den Steuerberater Nuss man bezahlen, bei mir ist das etwa 300€ im Jahr.

Ob du anfangen sollst, kann ich dir nicht sagen. Die IRS ist bekanntlich unterbesetzt und unterfinanziert. Ob die dir wirklich hinterherkommen? Es könnte später aber etwas kompliziert werden, zum Beispiel wenn du eine Wohnung besitzt und die verkaufen willst.

Taxes For Expats ist ein guter Anfang. Solltest du filen, kannst du es mit denen Online machen. Meine Steuererklärung ist etwas komplizierter und benutze deshalb eine private Service. Aber ich kenne viele die mit TFE GT klar kommen. Die könnten eventuell deine Fragen beantworten bevor du anfängst. Falls du dich interessierst, kann ich dir gerne den Kontakt von meinem Berater schicken. Er lebt in Hamburg und macht genau solche Fällen wie wir.

The Joy of Cooking

I still love my fairphone 3+. Had it for several years and have yet to need to do any repair or replacement. Pleasantly surprised and impressed! I also love that I can easily put a different OS on the phone (currently using e/os).

I have a who is a screen actor and they often work for very little pay. Even a recurring character on a hit TV show might not even be making enough to afford health insurance.

This friend recently landed a small but important role in a movie that gained somewhat of a "cult" status after its release. The money he makes from selfies and autographs at conventions is sometimes the only money he earns that month. I can see why it disappoints fans, but I can also understand these actors who are just trying to stay afloat. Especially the Trek actors who often don't seem to get much other work.

What about the newly conceived thorium reactors that use the nuclear "waste" (spent fuel) to create energy? I think nuclear as we know it might be out of date,but that doesn't mean the technology can'tcontinued to develop in new and better ways.

Omg I didn't know this! Though I did wonder why my "all" feed seemed to empty.

Cool! Anyone here have experience playing it on the Deck?

I've had a Fairphone for a couple years now, didn't realize its Ubuntu ready? How if the Ubuntu smartphone OS?

A tip less than $4.81 means you expect the driver to earn less than minimum wage.

I disagree - it means you expect them to earn a wage regardless of how much you tip. Bosses should pay their workers a living wage, period. DD drivers shouldn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers.

In all honesty, I will probably just tip the minimum amount and try not to let it get to me. Its not like I'll be out eating by myself anyway, there will be plenty of social pressure to help me along :)

But imagine if all jobs worked this way. Oh, you wanted a good outcome for your surgery? Maybe you should have tipped your surgeon! Oh, you wanted your taxes done correctly? Should have tipped! Sorry boss, I would have gotten you that report on time, but you forgot to leave me a tip!

I also think its silly that tips are based on the price of your meal, as if that has anything to do with the service whatsoever. So the person who ordered a steak pays more in a tip than the person who ordered a salad? Why? It would make way more sense to tip based on time spent in the establishment. I would understand a standard 5$ tip per half-hour or something way more.

But isn't the the employer who is the asshole for not paying a living wage?

Well if the deadline was 2025, then the EU just probably wouldn't have any new smart phones until 2027 anyway. I think its a decent compromise that gives manufacturers a chance to redesign their new models.