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  • Jun 14, 2010, 09:49 PM
    joe.cool
    Moving to the US in 2010; better to delay some payments until 2011?
    I am moving from Australia to the US in August 2010 and I will be employed on full-time basis by a US company.

    I am receiving a bonus payment on arrival in the US. I have been told that this bonus payment is treated differently at tax time since I will have been a non-resident alien for less than 180 days as of Dec 31 2010.

    My understanding is that if the bonus was paid in January 2011 and I remain in the US for longer than 180 days after that time then I would pay less tax (or: receive a partial refund of tax withheld) than if I receive that bonus in 2010.

    Is that true? If so can someone please point me to the relevant IRS statute so I can convince the US HR department to delay bonus payment until 2011 (if possible).

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