Laoniu

> Why worry about tax? For the record it will be lower that in Au. The
> thing you do need to consider is the relative cost of living. There
> are a number of web sites that allow you to compare the major cities
> of the world - try google and Cost of living international and have
> some fun.
> My personal view is that there is about a 20% advantage due to tax
> alone between going from Sydney to San Fran assuming a base rate of
> $150AU. Of course it depends on are you considered a US or a AU tax
> resident. If AU then there can be no tax advantage as any 'under'
> taxation in the US will be taxed under the RTO - sorry if you are a AU
> citizen (assume you are to get the E3) then you are taxed on worldwide
> income. There are probably some interesting ways of avoiding this, but
> you may wish to return one day and that bill along with penalty and
> interest payments IS going to hurt.
> have fun.
> Colin.

Well, i just want to get an idea how much free money i can have. i need
to make decisions about whether take my partner there immediately. At
the moment she is a CA-qualified accountant in sydney. the pay is fairly
good. not sure if she can land a similar job in bay area of san franc.
anyone here has advice about accountanting job and pay in california?
also, the qualification is a bit of headace. to our knowledge, in
california, australian CA qualification is not fully recognized until
you pass some sort of exam. not sure how hard is that ... :-(

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