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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

OK completely off topic but update on my USA angst from earlier this year: I'm heckin' moving to Switzerland next month holy hell.


Back on topic: Duolingo continues to circle the drain. I kind of hate that I'm linking to this because it's exactly what that marketing-run company wants; but they posted these two videos to TikTok in response to the AI backlash: https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingo/video/7506578962697456939?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingo/video/7507337734520868142?lang=en

I uh... I don't think it's going to change anyone's minds. Half the comments on the videos go something like:

EVERYONE LISTEN UP!!!! 🚨 - starting from today, we are gonna start ignoring duolingo. We will not like the video it posts, or view it. - BASICALLY WE WILL IGNORE DUO!!💔 💔 ON EVERYBODY SOUL WE IGNORING DUO!! 💔 (copy this and share this to every duo related video)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I’m heckin’ moving to Switzerland next month holy hell.

Good luck!!

they posted these two videos to TikTok in response to the AI backlash

The cringey "hello, fellow kids" vibe is really unbearable... good that people are not falling for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

The cringey “hello, fellow kids” vibe is really unbearable… good that people are not falling for that.

If Duolingo still had their userbase's goodwill, it would've probably worked. They've been pulling that shit since their mascot Duo turned into a meme, and its worked out for them up until now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Good luck with the move. Always sounded like a lot of trouble moving continents. And moving out of the USA seemed worse, dont they have some weird taxation system for people who moved away?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah it's not too bad the IRS guide is only 40 pages! ^somebody^ ^save^ ^me^

  • All US citizens get to file US taxes every year regardless of if they have any US sourced income
  • Foreign income is also taxed (but see next two points)
  • The first 126k of foreign income earned while living abroad is excluded from taxation (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion)
  • Income that went to paying foreign taxes is also not taxed (Foreign Tax Credit)
  • Banks hate opening accounts for US citizens since we're subject to FATCA filing requirements and thus generate extra paperwork
  • Also certain foreign mutual funds are taxed heavily (PFICs), requiring care in planning investments.
  • There are a bunch of tax treaties with different countries, which may influence the exact details.
  • If you do have deferred compensation that was granted in a state but that was vested or exercised while a non-resident of that state you may also have to file state taxes (e.g. FTB Publication 1004 for California)

I haven't run through this in practice yet and I will probably give up and hire a professional.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Oof im sorry, that sounds horrible. But hey welcome in the modern world, your other taxes will prob not be that much trouble.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

It's the same taxation system, you have to pay US taxes still, but I think you can deduct taxes paid in the new country from what you owe the US.