Re: Has Dubai/Mideast fever gripped your family or desi social circle yet?
I studied this in international taxation while in business school.
but since you ask, here is a good read
*http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-taxation-us-citizens-abroad
US is the ONLY country in the world to tax its people based upon their citizenship and not based upon their ‘tax residency’. Therefore while a US person is abroad, they continue to be subject to US taxation in addition to there new country *
Now there are exclusions and details on foriegn tax credits and all, but thats a different topic.