@shivanimehrotra0 wrote:
@Opus 17 Thanks for your response.
I am currently working from outside USA for my US employer due to the travel ban restrictions and getting paid.
I have been inside USA for just a month this year which means I do not pass Substantial Presence Test. Am I liable to pay Federal/SSN/Medicare taxes for the income earned from US based employer although I am not in US physically?
Based on the table I linked above, income paid to you by a US employer while you are overseas is not US-source income. You would not owe income tax. If income tax is being withheld, you would have to file a tax return to get it refunded. Also, any part of your salary that was paid to you while in the US for that month will be US-source income and subject to tax.
If you don't pass the substantial presence test, you file a form 1040-NR which is not provided by Turbotax so you would need to find another tax software company.
