加国头条 i4cc.ca ｜散财童子？哈里王子宝宝面临美国查税

散财童子。作为新手爸爸和妈妈，哈里、梅根要面临很多问题。但是有一个问题，是之前的王室成员都没有经历过的。王室宝宝一出生就是美国人？！

因为梅根是美国籍，她的孩子也将自动成为美国籍。

而作为美国公民，梅根和她的孩子将有责任给美国纳税。

"The United States has —— unique among nations —— a citizenship-based taxation (system), so as long as Meghan is a citizen of the United States she is taxed," explained David Treitel, the founder of American Tax Returns Ltd.

“美国(的纳税制度)很特别，是基于美国公民身份的税收制度。只要梅根还是美国公民，她就要被征税，”David Treitel，American Tax Returns 公司的创始人告诉CNN。

也就是说，只要你是美国人，走到哪里都要给山姆大叔纳税。

"The baby is being born to a United States citizen and that baby, little boy or girl, who comes along in the next few weeks, will automatically be a citizen of the United States simply because her mother is," Treitel said.

“这个孩子是美国公民所生的。几周后将要出生的男孩或女孩都将自动成为美国公民，因为他/她的母亲是，”Treitel说。

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作为一名美国公民，无论她住在哪里，Meghan都有义务提交美国纳税申报表，并报告任何外国账户，申报超过20万美元的资产以及价值超过15,797美元的礼品。

比如她结婚时英国女王赠送的戒指，两人居住的豪宅一一都要申报。

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也就是说，女王奶奶家里有多少钱，美国人也可以知道?

"The Queen has got to sit there and her advisers have to sit there thinking: well if I lend Meghan a tiara, if I have the baby use a beautiful silver rattle that was used by Queen Victoria, how much is that worth? What~q~s the value of it? How much is to be reported to the States? It~q~s a tough question, it~q~s not easy," Treitel said.

“女王可能会坐在那儿，她的顾问坐在那里想：好吧，如果借给Meghan一个头饰，或者让宝宝使用维多利亚女王用过的银色拨浪鼓，那值多少钱？向美国申报多少？这是一个棘手的问题。”Treitel说。

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不仅如此，如果梅根考虑出售任何礼物，也需要给美国纳税。

梅根避免向美国纳税唯一的途径就是取得英国国籍后，放弃美国国籍，成为英国公民。即使她这样做，即将出生的宝宝仍将要给美国纳税，直到18岁。

That means that throughout the child~q~s life, he or she will also have their assets and income exposed to US taxes——including any "unearned income" over $2,100 -- until they are 18 years old, and have the opportunity to renounce their citizenship, if they choose to do so.

这意味着梅根孩子的资产和收入也会受到美国税收的影响，任何超过2,100美元的“非劳动所得”都要报税。直到18岁，这个孩子才有机会选择放弃美国公民身份，如果他/她选择这样做。

"One would expect because the Queen comes from a wealthy family, Diana came from a wealthy family, we would expect that they~q~ve put aside some investments for future generations, presumably to future unnamed children and grandchildren and so on," Treitel explained.

“女王家很有钱，戴安娜家也很有钱。我们可以猜测他们给后代留下了很多财产，” Treitel说。

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哈里和梅根的宝宝一出生，就会继承很多财产，这些财产都要向美国国税局申报。