From: Bela Ban < >
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:37:18 -0700
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Laurent Vuilleumier wrote:

> It is true that if the source of the income is out of the USA (e.g., a
> Swiss grant), there is no tax in the US. On the other hand, if the
> source of income is within the US (i.e., you are paid from the
> University of Kentucky), I am not aware of any way to avoid taxes.
> At least, when I was a J-1, the only possibility was the tax treaty
> for teacher (this mean you really had to teach), but I believe this
> does not exist anymore.

I worked as a post-doc for 2 years 1/1998-12/1999 and did not pay a single
cent in taxes, because (a) there was a tax-treaty between Switzerland and
the US and (b) I was paid by the US University directly. I'm not absolutely
sure, but I think that tax treaty has been renewed last year (can someone
confirm this ?).
I only taught during the second year.
I believe the treaty applies to botn scholars (post-docs) and teachers.
Regards,

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Bela Ban
Fujitsu Network Communications
(408) 895-1732
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