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I found it once, now I don't see it

where can I ask "where do I ask"?

So no, I'm not going to pay $15,000 per year to an accountant so that I can prove to some random foreign nation that I don't "owe" them money. The OBVIOUS answer to my question... leave it be. Ignore ignorant fools such as yourself who pretend to be soap box riders. With a few careful steps to not present my bank with info that they don't even need to ask for, I can avoid these problems indefinately. NOw that this is in chat, I don't believe I'll ever see your responses... so troll away.

But getting down to practicality. You telling me the "right" thing to do is to sort this out with some foreign tax entity... the IRS... I can't afford it. Nobody could. A major tax firm writes: "Using the services of accountants and lawyers can be steep. PwC said a “plain vanilla” tax filing could cost a minimum of $15,000, even when no tax is owed. Anything more complex, including individuals with registered retirement savings plans and several mutual funds, could cost $20,000 to $30,000. ".

It amazes me that Americans can glom onto this fully outmoded ideal of "bearing arms" purely because it was a necessary element of breaking free from a foreign controlling regime, based ENTIRELY on the concept of taxation without representation... yet you blindly accept that I can now be taxed without representation in this case. As a "fellow American" you should be gathering your arms and marching on washington on my behalf, because without a vote, I should not be taxed.

So my analogy with Saudi Arabia is spot on. You, as an American, would go bloody Ape shit if Saudi Arabia chose to define you as a citizen and demanded your taxes and your country stood by and let it happen.

Don't go saying that being born somewhere isn't a random reason. VERY few countries provide citizenship based on that fully helpless act. Usually it is defined by lineage. My parents are Canadian, my grand parents are Canadian... I am Canadian. Period.

And I do file my taxes, as per the laws of the land I belong to. I don't understand how you can't get that through your skull. Once again... if some random country informed you that you were a citizen because of some random reason they define and insisted you file taxes... what would you say? But because it is oh holy great self-centered America, its right? B.S.

How can you be so bloody... ignorant. I'm not Canadian? You're delusional. Of course I'm Canadian. No wonder you're arguing from such a stupid point of view if you believe that ridiculous statement. And no, Saudi laws don't apply to Saudis living abroad. ONLY America feels their laws extend beyond their lands (alright, there may be others, but it certainly isn't the norm). I am Canadian. I identify as being Canadian. The country I live in - Canada - identifies me as being Canadian. Pure and simple, I am a Canadian citizen and have been since my birth. Americans can't take that away.

And when I said I don't want your "answers"... READ THE BLOODY QUESTION BEFORE YOU "ANSWER" THINGS. I never ONCE asked for anyone's advice on whether or not they figured, incorrectly, that I was breaking any law. Not once. My question was obviously about the best course of action to take in this situation. I'm done. I've asked this on other forums and have had MUCH more lucid feedback. You two just like to pretend you know things you have no idea what you're talking about just because it makes sense to you. Zero research. Zero education. Zero experience. All mouth. GOODBYE

@user102008 You're a fool if you believe that. So American women should all cover their faces, arms and legs IN AMERICA because Saudia Arabian laws say so?? That's ludicrous, but that's what you just said. You two are so bloody American-centric you can't even see past your own face. "any country's laws can apply to anyone in the world"... that is the least intelligent thing said here (and with littleadv... wow). ONLY the USA figures they can impose their law outside of their land. It is NOT the norm. Yeesh.

@littleadv No, I'm not. If you could read... there is no point in my life that I have owed taxes to the US. Not filing a zero dollar tax return is NOT dodging taxes. Obviously.

What the commenters here seem to overlook is the obvious intent of these "laws". They are intended at preventing Americans from avoiding taxes. Not for sussing out people that don't owe a dime just because they aren't filing papers. I am not a tax dodger. And other than technically, I'm not an American. But (extremely) over-reaching laws present a potential issue for people in my situation. There are various legal actions in works to correct the situation and hopefully that happens sooner than later. Until then, I'm not known to the USA and it can stay that way.

@User58220 Of course you're presuming I have a principle residence, but in general you're correct that IF the authority of a foreign government is to be respected, the major consequences (differences in tax laws resulting in payments owed) would be: sale of principle residence; inheritance (I think?); lottery winnings; certain legal settlements. All of which are not taxed in Canada but are in the USA.

It is only your opinion that any of this is against the law. You're not lawyers, though you pretend to be. And frankly, none of this is your business. So please, get off your high horses and stop taking this further off topic. The question was asked, and it was answered. Your "advice" is purely antagonistic and irrelevant. Barak [sic] Obama is YOUR president, not mine. I'm not "doing illegal things" in my country, and I'm not in yours to break those laws. So yeah, you and Uncle Sam can both pound sand. I don't recognize the authority of a foreign government.

@user102008 Americans are generally very fond of the "you can't prove it therefore I didn't do it" doctrine, so this should be easy to understand: I ONLY have Internet research and random Internet posters telling me I've broken any law. No authority of any nation has ever told me I'm responsible for filing anything. So no, I'm not "intentionally" breaking any law just because you or anyone else here say so. Ignorance may not be a defence, but it is bliss. My question here was how to best deal with this, not for wannabe lawyers opinions on whether or not a law is broken.

Oh come on... "facts"? Of course it was assumptions. YOU brought up RRSP, not me. Do I have an RRSP? You assumed I did. YOU said I'd owe money. Nope, only if I made over the threshold. More assumptions. You assumed "wilful" acts on my part. Up until now I had no idea I had any "obligations" at all to this foreign nation. And about these obligations... says who? If Syria passed a law stating anyone posting on the Internet with the word "little" in their name would be a citizen and told you that you owed money, would YOU feel obligated? ONLY TWO nations in the WORLD operate like this

@littleadv I have no idea if its OK to make this request, but here goes: please stop posting. It is obvious you're just trying to provoke. You're making sweeping judgements and assumptions and it really is no help at all. It is also clear you don't understand the situation. Claiming I "must pay taxes on gains in RRSP" shows this. Gains in an RRSP are taxed... in Canada, where I would pay the tax and 100% offset any tax "owed" in your foreign nation. Again, only the US (and some little African nation) claim to tax foreign nationals based on where they happened to be born.

@littleadv you ARE wrong. The information isn't that hard to look up. I would not owe anything. And nothing is "willful" - you're just being antagonistic. RRSP, for example, is specifically excluded in FATCA. I had no idea I was supposed to be filing anything all these years. Why would I? Were you born with an imprint on your arm that told you what your tax obligations to your birth country was? Do I also belong in a military prison for not subjecting myself to a potential draft? I was a kid for Pete's sake.

@littleadv You're wrong. I wouldn't owe any taxes or penalties. There are treaties in place. Yes, it appears I was supposed to be filing every year (but seriously... how is someone that left when they were FIVE supposed to know that?) but the sum owed would have always been zero since I paid my taxes in Canada. I've read a lot tonight and it seems that a lot of people have been in my shoes that wanted to move back to the US, and they "simply" (yeah right) have to file a return for the previous X years... pay nothing and they're good to go. Difference is, I'm not planning on moving.

@Rocky well, I don't know what happens if my profile "expires". It is telling me I have to update it by the 8th. No idea what happens if I don't.

thanks anyway

my thinking is that permission have group access as wide open (7) and plex is part of the group the files belong to.

question: why didn't adding user"plex" to group "family" resolve the problem?

I have a service (plex) that has a user (plex) and group (plex). I have media that is owned by my own user (me) and group (family). The client can access but can't delete media (permission error). I added user "plex" to group "family" but it didn't help. Files are all 775. If I change to 777 it works. If I change file ownership to "plex" then it works of course.

thanks.

Can I ask a frustrating question about permissions here (and expect an answer lol)? Not sure the protocol of the chat

I'd ask on the forum but I can't get an account. I'd ask in askubuntu but I don't know how to even formulate a question.... I need troubleshooting to get that far!

I'm about to panic here.... can I get help in this chat? I have an LVM issue and don't want to screw up and lose data

Nevermind... looking up at the chat, its obvious this isn't a place for any on-topic discusion

I want to ask a question about my home network's problem with a server VPN connection interfering oddly with (some) local traffic. Is this the right StackExchange site to ask on?

cheers mate. Thanks for looking into it. Sorry for the misunderstanding. etc etc

"not my problem"

uh huh

It was understandable... you didn't understand it. There's a difference. Rather than asking for clarification, it was this constant insistence that I was whining about a username issue

Hi Elfy... come to ban me from here too? Or can we get past this nonsense?

Guess I'm just going to be lost in the cracks

So now I no longer have the forum option available to me. And that's going to be problematic because this whole stackexchange thing has been something I've struggled with as well. What happens when you have a question, but you're so noob you don't even know what to ask? That doesn't work so well in a setup like this :(

Lol... kind of sad really. The council is made up of 2 of the people that didn't answer my question and banned me for their not understanding it. How is that a process? This is insane. It was a simple issue... combined with a bug in their forum/account scripting... combined with a refusal to look at it... all rolled up into a power hungry setup. Wow, how's anyone get anywhere?

Yeah, I know... sorry, just frustrated. Not your fault, so I shouldn't have been... well, a dick.

Although... I suppose... I guess I don't need to bother with the forums with this site here? Sorry, I guess I got confused on the whole relationship. I thought ubuntuforums.org and askubuntu.com were both official support venues for ubuntu. I'm gathering now that one or both are not?

figures that I'd get an answer like that. Ubuntu... is that code for "not my problem"? How can I use their resolution center when I'm banned? Wait, don't answer that... off topic.