Originally Posted by
Wingdeagle11
OK, I will try a simple clarification: the overseas bases the airline offers are designed to give pilots the option to start and end their rotations at these airports. They are considered their “home bases”. They are not designed to give a pilot any sort of a tax break by claiming a bona fide residence or whatever. It’s up to the individual pilots to claim residency in the US or overseas.
As already suggested in a previous post, it’s highly advisable to contact a CPA who specializes in foreign income exclusions to have these questions answered correctly. I hope this helps.
So yeah, discussed with CPA... it's that "US Address for tax purposes" statement in the employment listing that seems "out of place" insofar as claiming an overseas tax location. That's all I was trying to clarify. But if the treatment of the company is the use they foreign base as the operating base then it would be a no brainer to claim an overseas base (bonafide residence) in the view of my CPA who has dealt with international pilot taxes for decades.