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Three years ago I had switched to a foreign employer. When I had first done my taxes I had called Social Security to find out if I could voluntarily pay into my Social Security because they would not be taking out any of my taxes while I worked overseas. The reply was NO, the country I am working in does NOT have an agreement with the USA and I was told I would only be liable for Federal and any possible state taxes from my home state. That is why the question is very important on how to tell if I am an employee or a consultant. I currently get everything a direct employee gets but I sign an agreement each year stating I will be here another 365 days.
I work and live in the UAE but still have residence in the USA. I get a monthly fixed salary, pay for my own housing, etc., I get the tax credit because I am out of the country 330 days a year sometimes longer.
The big question is although I am doing a Schedule C is how do I do it? I don't get a 1099, because there is not a treaty I can't pay into FICA or Medicare, so the big question is the how much I am liable to Federal and State. If I am pushed as a 1099 I don't know how to do that because I don't have an entity, S-Corp, or a LLC.
