Flat tax

[ThomasSoerensen]

It is not an EU country, but I contracted and lived in Qatar for a year. It was nice - a bit hot sometimes though.

But is was actually a relief to not have to worry about filing tax forms and so on.

Do you have any specific questions?

[Churchill]

The main reasons would be the lower cost of living and personals(of course).

You've got a Lithuanian boyfriend?

[Francko]

Well, that was kind of my point in asking the question (which nobody has attempted to answer).

Right now I have to live in the UK, but I get my contracts in several countries in Europe. In a year or so I might be ready to live somewhere else (it hardly matters where, in Europe), and I reckon that if I lived in Estonia I'd take home an extra £1400 a month. But I'd like to hear from anybody who has tried it.

Well, the biggest advantage would be the lower cost of living rather than the tax rate. I explored the possibility of commuting from Lithuania to London but at the end I decided not to pursue this idea for now. Rates however were around 30% there so I wouldn't expect such a big gain. The main reasons would be the lower cost of living and personals(of course).

[Methuselah]

All tax was created "temporary" and was only meant to be levied against the wealthy. Of course this is no longer true - the middle classes are hit the worst and the wealthy pay very little. Would be nice to live in a place like Dubai, where there is very little tax (and no crime to boot).

Well, that was kind of my point in asking the question (which nobody has attempted to answer).

Right now I have to live in the UK, but I get my contracts in several countries in Europe. In a year or so I might be ready to live somewhere else (it hardly matters where, in Europe), and I reckon that if I lived in Estonia I'd take home an extra £1400 a month. But I'd like to hear from anybody who has tried it.

[ChimpMaster]

hmm yes. Back in Canada the income tax was not created until during the first world war as a "temporary tax". It has hung around since.

All tax was created "temporary" and was only meant to be levied against the wealthy. Of course this is no longer true - the middle classes are hit the worst and the wealthy pay very little. Would be nice to live in a place like Dubai, where there is very little tax (and no crime to boot).

[lilelvis2000]

hmm yes. Back in Canada the income tax was not created until during the first world war as a "temporary tax". It has hung around since.

[Mailman]

Greece
In times of war the Athenians imposed a tax referred to as eisphora. No one was exempt from the tax which was used to pay for special wartime expenditures. The Greeks are one of the few societies that were able to rescind the tax once the emergency was over. When additional resources were gained by the war effort the resources were used to refund the tax.

Ok, since the war in Iraq is only about oil...and now we own Iraq, when am I getting my refund?

Mailman

[ChimpMaster]

http://www.taxworld.org/History/TaxHistory.htm

[Methuselah]

Why is work taxed?

It isn't. Income is taxed.

[Methuselah]

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania have a flat income tax.

Here is a full list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:F...income_tax.png.

You might prefer to live in one of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_...nal_income_tax

I know which EU countries have a flat income tax. I asked whether anyone has experience of residing in one of them.

[NoddY]

Why is work taxed?

[Francko]

Does anyone have any experience of being resident in one of the EU countries that has a flat income tax?

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania have a flat income tax.

Here is a full list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:F...income_tax.png.

You might prefer to live in one of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_...nal_income_tax

[DimPrawn]

The bastards have an income tax on flats? Don't let the New Lie hear that one...

[Methuselah]

Does anyone have any experience of being resident in one of the EU countries that has a flat income tax?