Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Could you please stick to discussing what you know? We pay the same taxes as someone who lives in the US. That the tax equalization. FedEx actually claims the foreign tax exclusion on our behalf and keeps that benefit. That's the current agreement in the FDA LOA. So, there's nothing "favorable" about it. We're not taxed like normal expats with a portion of our income tax-free, if that's what you were suggesting.
I know a couple of non-FedEx expat workers who are based in Europe. Tax equalization is pretty much the norm these days if you are sent overseas by your employer. If you just moved overseas on your own, for whatever reason, you can avail yourself of the Foreign Income Exclusion.