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by klipt 1272 days ago
Technically they would probably have to be dual citizens, or a citizen of one country and permanent resident of the other, to not break laws. And then they'd have to file taxes in both countries.

No idea if it's enforced, but if it were, it would probably be such a pain that people would just stop buying/building houses that straddle the border. Why complicate things unnecessarily with a house split between two countries when you can just buy a house that is (like most houses) entirely in one country?

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> they would probably have to be dual citizens

Not at all true, it sounds like you're just guessing about what how you think things should work?

> And then they'd have to file taxes in both countries.

Not at all true again, regardless of where your house is, even if you're a dual citizen. The US is the only country that claims to be able to tax the earnings of its citizens outside of its borders.

"The US is the only country that claims to be able to tax the earnings of its citizens outside of its borders."

China, Eritrea tax worldwide income of non-resident citizens.

A bunch of other countries do it in limited circumstances, e.g.

- French citizen living in Monaco

- Some countries tax non-resident citizens living in tax havens