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spikeehead
Mar 14, 2008, 05:53 AM
I have been doing consulting abroad in Europe for the entire year 2007 for work. I am a US and an EU citizen. My permanent residence is in the US. I bill my client through my DE Sole Proprietorship. I have not lived in the US at all during this time. I want to know if I can qualify for a foreign exemption and what forms I need to file. Am I still obligated to pay self-employment tax. Can you recommend an online filing site that supports taxpayers like me (who file from abroad.) Thx.

AtlantaTaxExpert
May 1, 2008, 10:31 AM
You CAN claim an exemption of the INCOME taxes using Form 2555 (Foreign Income Exclusion).

However, you are STILL obligated to pay the self-employment taxes using Schedule SE.

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