What taxes do I need to pay after immigrating to the United States?

Personal income tax is one of the most common taxes in the United States. American citizens and residents need to pay it, as well as international students or temporary travelers. The following is a list of taxes to be paid after immigrating to the United States. Welcome to read!

What taxes do I need to pay after immigrating to the United States?

1, personal income tax

Individual taxes in the United States are levied at a step-by-step tax rate, and the lowest interval tax rate is 10%, which is 39.6%.

2. Property tax

Property tax is levied by state governments, and each state decides its own tax rate. The average tax rate of property tax is less than 1%, accounting for half. The property tax in the northern states and the west coast is relatively low, ranging from 1 to 1.5%. In contrast, property taxes in southern States are generally higher. Among them, the lowest property tax is Hawaii, only 0.28%; And New Jersey, up to 2.38%.

3. Consumption tax

Many people will regard consumption tax and sales tax as a kind of tax, but this is not true. It is a tax levied by the government on specific goods or services, such as civil aviation passenger tax, liquor, wine, beer, cigarettes, telephone service fees, etc.

The way, content and tax rate of consumption tax are different in each state. Per capita consumption tax in Vermont, reaching $65,438+0029; The lowest is Wyoming, only $285.

4. Gift tax

Mutual gifts between relatives and friends may face gift tax and inheritance tax, both of which are taxes levied on the donor. The allowance for gift tax is $65,438+04,000 per recipient per year. The excess is included in the threshold of inheritance tax and may be taxed. Relatives and friends should make full use of everyone's annual tax exemption quota, declare it in time and pay attention to filing. Gifts between husband and wife or gifts paid directly to schools and hospitals in the form of tuition and medical expenses are not taxable.

Chapter II Misunderstanding of American Immigrants

Myth 1: Studying in the United States is easy for skilled immigrants to apply for a green card.

For people with special skills or outstanding talents, there are indeed corresponding provisions in the US immigration policy. You can get an American green card through a work visa H 1-B, but it is not applicable to 99.9% of international students. Maybe many people don't know that it's difficult to get a green card in the United States through immigration of excellent talents or H 1-B, otherwise, how can there be so many turtles and kelp in China in recent years!

Skilled immigrants with special talents also include senior accountants and architects who have made outstanding achievements in literature, art or sports; Other talents, such as working ability, reach the CEO level of multinational work. However, there is a problem. If H- 1B visa fails to be successfully converted into a green card after its expiration, H- 1B will be invalid. China people are very clever. Generally, employers (or companies they know) will be allowed to apply for labor migration within the validity period of H 1B, and finally get a green card.

Myth 2: You can apply for a green card after five or seven years of legal residence in the United States.

The United States does not have a policy similar to "how many years can I apply for a green card"; Some countries' immigration policies include "you can apply for a green card/permanent residence after living for several years", but the time spent studying abroad does not count; The immigration policies of a few countries allow "how many years you can apply for a green card/permanent residence" and include the time of studying abroad.

Similarly, if you immigrate to the United States, get a green card, and then live in the United States for five years, you can apply for American citizenship.

Myth 3: American immigrants can apply multiple times.

Different immigration methods will have different policies and implementation methods, but they all have a * * * nature, that is, if you fail to apply for immigration, subsequent applications will be more difficult to pass. This is also the reason why many skilled immigrants are not fully sure and do not apply easily. Generally speaking, it is even more difficult to apply for the first time.

Chapter 3 Raiders for American Immigrants to Buy School District Housing

According to American law, any child, including children whose parents are stowaways, has the right to receive free education as long as they live in this school district. Public schools (including kindergartens in 1 year) are all free to graduate from high school.

As long as you can come up with the list of utilities in the house where you live and the list of children's vaccinations, the school must let the children enter school. But if the address of the house does not belong to this school district, the school has the right to refuse. The United States has 13 compulsory education (K- 12).

1, school district division

There are two kinds of school districts, one is the apartments around the university, and most of these properties are rented to college students. Because of the high rent of student apartments in universities, it is difficult to meet the needs of students, so most American students choose to rent around the school. Such a campus room is limited to those who invest and support the house with their studies. Another kind of campus house is the house in the school district where the excellent high school is located.

2. Only public schools have the concept of school district.

Private schools are run by religious organizations and individuals with high fees, and the schools they attend have nothing to do with the areas where they live. High-quality private schools first look at money, and the annual tuition fee is at least 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars. Secondly, if students are found to be "rotten wood" or "bad material" after entering the school, they will be expelled from the school. The American campus residence, which we usually think of, is actually a public school, which can accept students according to the principle of admission nearby.

3. The relationship between property tax and schools and school districts

The education funds of public schools mainly come from the real estate tax in the surrounding areas of schools, and the funds of school districts are directly proportional to the amount of real estate tax. With more funds, schools have the financial resources to improve the quality of teaching. In America, if you own a house, you must pay real estate tax. It is levied by the county or municipal government, and the tax rate varies from place to place, mostly 1% to 2% (it will be higher than 2% in some areas). Real estate tax is levied according to the assessed value of the house.

The local government will publish the whereabouts of real estate tax in detail every year. Usually, more than half of the total local real estate tax is used for public primary and secondary schools, such as repairing school buildings, purchasing equipment, hiring teachers, carrying out activities, and picking up and dropping off school buses.

If the housing price in a school district is high, the real estate tax will be correspondingly high, and the money used for the school will be correspondingly abundant, and the teaching quality of the school will also be improved. Good schools will inevitably attract parents to buy "campus houses", thus pushing up housing prices.

4. The difference between school districts and administrative districts.

The division of school districts in the United States is specific to every street and every house number, and has no direct relationship with administrative districts. Administrative districts and school districts often overlap or "cross-slice". Many people mistakenly think that a good school district is located in the city/region where this school is located, but if the specific address of the real estate is not verified, it is very likely that even if you buy a good school district, you will not be able to enter a good school nearby; And general school districts will have good "small" school districts. Therefore, if you want to buy a school district, you must go to the address of each building and check the school district where the building is located.

5. Public primary and secondary schools are related to "school districts"

Only public primary and secondary schools in the United States have relations with "school districts". Public primary and secondary schools in the United States are mainly funded by real estate taxes around schools. The tax rates vary from place to place, mostly between 1%-3%. The school district's funds are directly proportional to the amount of property tax. With more funds, schools have the financial resources to improve the quality of teaching. Good school quality will attract families with children to live around these schools, thus forming the so-called "campus residence"

6. Private primary and secondary schools have nothing to do with "school districts"

If parents plan to send their children to private primary and secondary schools in the United States, it has nothing to do with the "school district". In American private primary and secondary schools, regardless of students' living areas, high-quality schools first look at money, and the annual tuition fee is at least 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars. Secondly, if students are found to be "rotten wood" or "bad material" after entering the school, they will be expelled from the school.

7. Universities have nothing to do with "school districts"

There are many good universities in the United States, and there is no "nearby admission" rule. But the tuition fees of American public universities are different within and outside the state. For example, the annual tuition fee for out-of-state students (including foreign students) is $30,000, while in-state students only need to be in the early 1000. If you want to enjoy the preferential tuition in this state, you must live in this state for one year before the start of school. No matter where you live in the state, it is the same, and it has nothing to do with the "school district".

8. You don't have to buy a house in the "school district" to enter school.

If foreign parents want their children to attend public schools in the United States, usually at least one parent must work and study in the United States.

9. Public school districts have many advantages.

There are many good universities in the United States, and there is no "nearby admission" rule. But the tuition fees of American public universities are different within and outside the state. For example, the annual tuition fee for out-of-state students (including foreign students) is $30,000, while in-state students only need to be in the early 1000. If you want to enjoy the preferential tuition in this state, you must live in this state for one year before the start of school. No matter where you live in the state, it is the same, and it has nothing to do with the "school district".

10, how to choose a good school district?

Different regions in the United States have their own standards to measure the Excellence of school districts. In new york, the annual school ranking published by the Ministry of Education is determined by three indicators: the school environment (including student attendance) accounts for15%; Students' grades, among which junior high school and primary school are measured according to students' English and math test scores, and senior high school is measured according to students' graduation rate, accounting for 30% of the total scores; Students' progress, including whether the school effectively helps students' progress, accounts for 55% of the total score.