If from USA, do you need a lawyer/pay taxes on LL?

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 26, 2021, 05:58:42 PMSay you are USA citizen and you pay for LL with Giotikas in Greece

Some people said that for sums like 60k$ USD that you should use a lawyer, but should you? Won't that just cost more? What bad stuff will happen if you don't use a lawyer?

Or should you use ACH transfer, wire, or transferwise? I don't really understand how to pay money with these sums, I only pay for grocery stuff with credit card/debit card

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Quote from: DonBones on September 27, 2021, 05:13:02 AMI don't see how a lawyer would be helpful. He will charge you and then execute a simple bank transfer, as that is what it will ultimately be.

I recommend Transferwise because they have good exchange rates, often better than at big banks. It saved me £1000/$1400 in fees. You may have to transfer the money in chunks because your bank may have an upper limit on outgoing transfers. I paid two times 25000€ and then another 3600€.

It's also advisable to transfer the money well in advance. Definitely don't leave it until the last day before surgery. I know some who did and he ended up being unable to pay Betz on time. This is because a bank may block a big money transfer for precisely the reason you mentioned - it's an unusual transaction for someone who only pays for groceries

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 27, 2021, 04:37:14 AM"American Express Traveler's checks are what I used to pay for my surgery."

Whoa! Amex is accepted outside of America? I don't know much about checks and credit cards but I heard from alot of people Amex is not accepted in alot of places outside of America

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