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[โ€“] merc 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a general rule, people with US citizenship working in most other countries still have to file US taxes, but they end up owing nothing. There's a big exemption for wages earned in other countries, so unless you're making a lot of money and simultaneously living in a place with very low taxes, your payment will be $0. This sometimes affects say bankers who move to Switzerland where they make a lot of money and don't pay much in taxes. But, for most jurisdictions (including Canada) the taxes are more-or-less on par with the US or higher so you don't end up owing anything.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks, yes! That sounds much more correct.

All I could remember is that my partner's US-born family members have periodically been paranoid about filing US taxes due to changes over the years, but not the specifics.

Most of them have renounced, but apparently that started costing thousands of dollars some years ago, so some remain dual citizens.