how much time has passed since the first game of thrones book?

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Marina

i want to know how much time has passed since the first game of thrones book, and the latest book that is out now, 4 january 2012.
i mean in the universe of the book.

Answer
it's my understanding that book 1 was about a year (assuming pregnancy is still 9 months) if the others are similar that's mean 5 books covers 5 years

I am an American who lives abroad, and I have a question about IRS taxes?

Ken

I teach at a university in Malaysia, and I live and work in Malaysia since mid-January, 2012. I have lived in Malaysia continuously up to March 2013, and plan to stay a while.

I know I can apply for the Foreign Income Exclusion. However, it appears the United States and Malaysia do not have a tax treaty. Am I responsible for paying Social Security and Medicare taxes?

I know I will get some haters about the Social Security tax, but I do not think Social Security will be around when I retire. So, why pay into it?

Then my second question is I am garnering financial assets in Malaysia. This year, I surpassed the threshold for the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. If I file the FBAR, could this trigger an audit? This is the first time I started accumulating resources abroad. I plan to open several foreign currency accounts in Malaysia in Swiss francs, Australian dollars, Singaporean dollars, etc. In the past, I always sent the money home to the U.S. Now, I have lost confidence in the U.S. government and the U.S. economy. When I was there in 2011, I never seen the economy this bad before.

Furthermore, I earned less than $50 in interest at a bank in Malaysia. Am I required to pay this, and if I do, which form do I use?

Finally, I earned approximately $100 in royalties in the U.S. for my books. Do I add this to my income without any forms?

I apologize for the long series of questions, but I want to complete my tax returns.

Answer
Simple and easy YES you do.
Just get it done since you do say in your above information that you do need to.
www.irs.gov and use the search box for Publication 54 (2012), Tax Guide for US Citizens.

www.irs.gov/publications/p54/index.html

Filing Requirements
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and for paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad.
Your income, filing status, and age generally determine whether you must file an income tax return
Gross income. This includes all income you receive in the form of money, goods, property, and services that is not exempt from tax.
For purposes of determining whether you must file a return, gross income includes any income that you can exclude as foreign earned income or as a foreign housing amount.
If you are self-employed, your gross income includes the amount on Part I, line 7 of Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business, or line 1d of Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040), Net Profit From Business.
Self-employed individuals. If your net earnings from self-employment are $400 or more, you must file a return even if your gross income is below the amount listed for your filing status in the table shown earlier. Net earnings from self-employment are defined in Publication 334, Tax Guide for Small Business.

www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2012_publink100047318

Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful. 03/03/2013

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