"riverman" wrote in message ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/...ess/expats.php

Those rat *******s. Because of the cost of rentals in HK, my housing
benefit is technically higher than my income. And now I'm going to be
taxed on this 'invisible money' at a rate higher than if I was even living
in the US.

If what you say about your income is accurate, get your contract changed and
the housing allowance moved into your base salary.

Otherwise, I'd like to sympathize but I don't get my first 80K tax exempt
nor my housing paid for.