Can you "jumpseat" to foreign countries to avoid the taxes?

[crzepilot]

I am wondering if I can avoid taxes if I "jumpseat" rather than non-rev to the Bahamas. I understand that I will not be allowed to occupy the actual jumpseat in the flight deck and must take a seat in back. Is this requirement the same on all Us airlines going to and from the US or just mine.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

No. that is the whole issue with foreign carriers. ALL travel including jumpseat will be taxed. You can leave the US on a US carrier and not pay tax. But leaving a non US land you will pay taxes.

The jumpeat is a great deal.. why is the tax an issue?

 

[crzepilot]

Thank you for your input, tax is an issue because how do you pay it at the gate if you are jumpseating. Can you use a Credit or Debit card to pay it, I have never jumpseated internationally but I have non-rev international and I paid all fees at the ticket counter rather than the gate.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Thank you for your input, tax is an issue because how do you pay it at the gate if you are jumpseating. Can you use a Credit or Debit card to pay it, I have never jumpseated internationally but I have non-rev international and I paid all fees at the ticket counter rather than the gate.

Often you can pay the taxes in the US for the return trip from the foreign country... go to the customer service counter for said airline. there have been times when the taxes weren't collected and I got a refund... your results may vary...

 

[crzepilot]

Thanks for all the help. One more thing when you pay your taxes before you leave the states do they give you some sort of receipt?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Thanks for all the help. One more thing when you pay your taxes before you leave the states do they give you some sort of receipt?

Yes. The Airline is responsible for collecting and submiting taxes to the (foreign) gov't. You will get a receipt for taxes (that you paid for in the US for the departure out of non US country) that you can show to gate agent in the foreign country. You could probably pay the taxes in the foreign country too, but paying US $ in the US might be better...

My experience comes from DAL out of ATL.

I am sure there are different polices w/ diff airlines in different countries.

I'd simply ask as you go along... If you tell them that Rez O. Lewshun from FI said so, they only repsonse maybe is that "he is a total jackass"

 

[NOZ]

I didn't pay coming home from Sydney...

 

[Thedude]

Most of the places I j/s from back to the US required me to pay cash