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American Samoa has its own independent tax system and is the only U.S. territory whose residents are U.S. nationals but not automatic U.S. citizens. Distinct legal and tax framework.
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Taxes
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Income Tax
American Samoa has its own income tax code, not a mirror of the federal code. Top rate 30%.
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Housing & Cost of Living
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Cost of Living Index
National avg = 100
Politics & Gun Laws
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2024 Presidential Vote
Gun Laws
Carry Permit
Purchase Permit Required
Jobs & Economy
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Job Market
-1% job growth · 12% unemployment
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Remote Work
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Consumer Fireworks
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Winter Severity
Avg January high: 83°F
Summer Heat
Moderate summers
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Veteran Benefits
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Veteran-Friendly Score
6.5% of state population are veterans
Property Tax Exemption
Partial exemption for service-connected disability
Military Retirement Pay
Active Duty Pay
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Trending in American Samoa
Trump Administration Announces American Samoa Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale - Earthjustice
Earthjustice · Jul 17
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US Proposes Seabed Mining Lease of Blocks Off American Samoa - Marine News Magazine
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What Residents Say
If you are a US citizen living in the states can you freely ...
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What's the difference between Samoa and American Samoa?
Samoa is independent and much bigger. Has around 200k people. The country is poorer overall and more traditional in culture, lifestyle, and ......
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American samoa status : r/PassportPorn
However, a bona fide resident of American Samoa (whether a citizen or non-citizen national) is not subject to US taxes on their American Samoa ......
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TIL American Samoans hold U.S. passports mentioning ...
Kind of an old post, but people in the territories don't pay federal income tax. That doesn't have to do with citizenship though, as people born ......
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What is it like to live in a US Territory? : r/AskAnAmerican
I'm an American myself, but I live in one of the States and we rarely talk about the Territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, or American Samoa here. What's ......
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Why do people (still) want to move to the US? : r/expat
The US may have been great to live in back then, but things have changed. With cost of living high, shootings, outrageous healthcare and what not, I'd ......
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TIL People born in American Samoa are not US Citizens.
However they do pay US taxes, It's working out for everyone to a degree Cost of Living in American Samoa 🇦🇸 … pay US expat taxes on income ......
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TIL that although American Samoa is a territory, those born ...
Although American Samoa is a territory, those born there are US nationals, not citizens. They can hold a US passport and can freely enter or live anywhere in .....
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What's it like living in Puerto Rico? : r/howislivingthere
+ Infrastructure is horrible. Studies have been done on the benefits residents get from local taxation and PR routinely gets the worst marks....
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US should recognize American Samoans as citizens, judge ...
... American Samoa that lives in one of the states has to pay federal taxes. ... They do not pay income tax, and must register for the draft if they ......
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