Talked to a friend who moved to Lisbon and his tax story made me pause

He said he didn't check the double taxation treaty between his home country and Portugal before he went. He ended up paying income tax in both places for his first six months there. The extra bill was about 8,000 euros. I was just looking at flights, but now I'm reading every treaty I can find. Has anyone else gotten tripped up by tax rules after moving?

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hunt.hayden15d ago

That treaty thing is a real wake-up call.

casey34215d ago

Hunt.hayden's right, that's a rough way to learn.

grantnelson15d ago

Yeah, tell me about it. Learned that lesson the hard way myself a couple years back.