Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.
I was considering trying to cash out my 401k and ira in the US (I bought my first house and I think that's one of the allowed cases), but hadn't worked out the details yet. Guess that's not happening right now. I no longer live in the US and will probably renounce citizenship once my parents go.
I looked at my other investments this morning based on this post and.... Lol. Granted, I only one a handful, but it still hurts. My stock that was worth only like 40 cents moved up 5+% so yay for that, I guess.
That wouldn't effect legal agreements. if he's still the owner of the accounts the are still enforced, at least when there was a functioning system in place to enforce contracts with in the US legal and banking systems.
I don't know either. I imagine it just lives on. I can't put money in them now from Japan anyway (well, unless I want to pay some taxes in the US on top of what I pay here; no thanks). I can't use Japan's equivalent either since the US tax authorities will massacre you with paperwork and fines (PFICs). If social security still exists, I worked long enough in the US to get that and it doesn't matter for that if I renounce.
If social security still exists, I worked long enough in the US to get that and it doesn’t matter for that if I renounce.
Well, hope they won't change the rules around that if it does still exist by the time you retire. Though generally such things aren't done retroactively I believe. Once you've earned it, you've earned it. Even if rules change for future folks. At least in sane countries, but of course we're talking about the US...
There is a totalization agreement with the japanese govt, so I could theoretically do something before renouncing, but I've never looked into it. I liked the idea of having both for diversity and safety