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Hello,

Are there any coastal towns / cities on the Colombian coasts that resemble Pattaya.

Where freelancers stroll the beach? A Latin version of Pattaya?

For American Airlines the summer months are the 'high' season where the fares are the highest in price, and then usually the fares go down in Sept. But this time the fares didn't go down, they went even higher.

I've been purchasing frequent flyer miles and go for the 30, 000 mark to get the 'free' flight. I found that its cheaper than buying the flight ticket.

[QUOTE=Ssidewineder; 1160279]Hello,

Are there any coastal towns / cities on the Colombian coasts that resemble Pattaya.

Where freelancers stroll the beach? A Latin version of Pattaya?[/QUOTE]Nothing even close to Pattaya in Colombia.

[QUOTE=Ssidewineder; 1160279]Hello,

Are there any coastal towns / cities on the Colombian coasts that resemble Pattaya.

Where freelancers stroll the beach? A Latin version of Pattaya?[/QUOTE]The areas Choco and Buenaventura, as I have heard nothing but great things said about these places, and the best part is everything is economically priced, and the girls are basically free with a little charm. As far as the girls go, my understanding is they actually have the best looking girls in all of Colombia, especially if you like morenas, and it is like walking into fantasyland. It is not Pattaya but I am sure you would do quite well there. You will also find these places much much cheaper than Pattaya.

OK, so, will keep it short and sweet, just like the Colombian gals I will be looking for in about 7 weeks. Heading down for the first time with 5 college buddies (not so young college kids anymore). None have been down before. Some speak so so Spanish. We all did fine in Cuba (twice) and I started this mongoring long ago over in Japan / Phillipines while in the Navy. Hence my username.

Easy Poll.

Best Place to Stay (Prefer apts)

Best Club.

Best Place.

Any other info.

Yes, I have been reading the forms and they are very helpful. Thanks! Dan

Hi Fellas quick question been to Colombia a few times and started a sm business down there. Right now I am looking at about 2 mil Cop per month coming to the USA. How do I put this on my income or do I even have to claim since I do not own a property or business store front. Any advise greatly appreciated.

[QUOTE=Caliguy 2010;1165764]Hi Fellas quick question been to Colombia a few times and started a sm business down there. Right now I am looking at about 2 mil Cop per month coming to the USA. How do I put this on my income or do I even have to claim since I do not own a property or business store front. Any advise greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]Hard to help you with the little info you provided. I guess my main question is how is the money getting to the USA? If it is a regular trackable transaction than I think it is reportable. I also think this is a question for your lawyer.

Remember the only way that caught Al Capone was on income tax evasion.

[QUOTE=John Gault; 1165799]Hard to help you with the little info you provided. I guess my main question is how is the money getting to the USA? If it is a regular trackable transaction than I think it is reportable. I also think this is a question for your lawyer.

Remember the only way that caught Al Capone was on income tax evasion. [/QUOTE]Yes the money is completely traceable as the business is legal and legit. The money will come via Western Union.

The simple answer is that money earned by a US citizen from anywhere in the world is added to his income and taxed by the US, just like US source income. On the other hand, if you pay tax on it in the source country, things get complicated, you may be entitled to an offset of tax paid, stuff like that. But if you are not paying tax on it in Colombia, then simply include the income for US federal income tax purposes.

[QUOTE=Caliguy 2010;1165811]Yes the money is completely traceable as the business is legal and legit. The money will come via Western Union.[/QUOTE]

[quote=chesrep001;1166071]the simple answer is that money earned by a us citizen from anywhere in the world is added to his income and taxed by the us, just like us source income. on the other hand, if you pay tax on it in the source country, things get complicated, you may be entitled to an offset of tax paid, stuff like that. but if you are not paying tax on it in colombia, then simply include the income for us federal income tax purposes.[/quote]i have buddy who works international and he said the first 80 you don't have to pay taxes on. is this true?

[QUOTE=Caliguy 2010;1165811]Yes the money is completely traceable as the business is legal and legit. The money will come via Western Union.[/QUOTE]Maybe some other members can help you out with this. See if you can find another method to send money. There has to be something better than dealing with those Crooks.

[QUOTE=John Gault;1166095]Maybe some other members can help you out with this. See if you can find another method to send money. There has to be something better than dealing with those Crooks.[/QUOTE]Mr G & C Cat. Thanks again for the helpful info. I am assuming if I claim it in the US only I will also be deducting business expenses. So that will offset my taxes a bit. But again thank you guys for the info. If any member has any info on method to wire $$ other than wester union. Please feel free to PM me. Greatly appreciated. The only other method I can think of is a transfer of $$ from her account to my acct if we have an account with the sAme US bank. Whch I believe CITI has an a branch out there in Ibague. What is the going rate for Western Union anyways. These days. I imagine since the dollar is down I get more dollars for my peso. The dollar I think will only go up from here. I think t has bottomed out.

Truly I claim no particular expertise. But here is a link.

[url]http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf[/url]

So maybe if you reside abroad you might be eligible for this exclusion. As for those suggesting that you simply try to avoid or evade taxes, that is not a good idea, particularly when you are not dealing with a lot of money in any event, what did you say, $2M a month, that's $12k dollars a year? No, just take a look at the rules and comply.

[QUOTE=Caliguy 2010;1166136]Mr G & C Cat. Thanks again for the helpful info. I am assuming if I claim it in the US only I will also be deducting business expenses. So that will offset my taxes a bit. But again thank you guys for the info. If any member has any info on method to wire $$ other than wester union. Please feel free to PM me. Greatly appreciated. The only other method I can think of is a transfer of $$ from her account to my acct if we have an account with the sAme US bank. Whch I believe CITI has an a branch out there in Ibague. What is the going rate for Western Union anyways. These days. I imagine since the dollar is down I get more dollars for my peso. The dollar I think will only go up from here. I think t has bottomed out.[/QUOTE]

Hi.

Has anyone got any recommendations for inexpensive ways for this journey by air? Aviance are wanting $650, 000 which seems a bit pricey. Aires don't have direct flights any more, I think they may have had in the past but not now. Any suggestions appreciated.

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[QUOTE=Artful; 1166155]Hi.

Has anyone got any recommendations for inexpensive ways for this journey by air? Aviance are wanting $650, 000 which seems a bit pricey. Aires don't have direct flights any more, I think they may have had in the past but not now. Any suggestions appreciated.

A[/QUOTE]Where are you coming from? Spirit air and American. Expedia Orbitz also good picks.