Originally Posted by
Dovster
The one thing that I want to avoid is an IRS audit -- not because I am cheating (I am probably one of the very few who actually does pay every cent required) but because it would be a PITA living in Israel and for all I know might actually require me flying to the US for it.
Most "audits" are done by mail. They can't make you fly to the US for it (but if they ask, you could ask them to pay your airfare; that would stop them immediately).