@kagemusha assuming that you are a US person ( citizen/Green Card ) , having a tax home in a foreign country, employed and also self-employed -- for US tax purposes, self-employed or employed , the SECA taxes may apply no matter what --- for the employed portion of income SECA depends on whether there is a totalization agreement between US and the foreign country and the conditions therein. On the personal information area where you enter whether you are retired/ employed / self-employed etc. are not the determinant in the categorization of the actual income --- W-2 implies FICA taxes withheld/shared by employer, self-employment implies SECA taxes are due on net income.
Please tell more about your actual situation --- which country, when did you enter that country, are you employed locally or by the US govt. arm; where did you perform the work; is this your first year etc.
pk
