@billtaiwan wrote:
I'm in a similar position. I am not an employee, so I get a 1099-NEC from a California Company and I am a US citizen with permanent residence status in Taiwan and am working in Taiwan for them. However, shouldn't the income from the California company be considered foreign-earned? But, it doesn't show up that way in Turbo Tax. How do I get it to be recorded correctly? Do I list that income in the "Wages Adjustment" under "Confirm Your Foreign Wages Already Entered" and if so, is it a positive number?
As a US citizen, you are required to file a US tax return and pay US taxes on all your world-wide income.
If you are physically absent from the US for at least 330 days of the year, this income would be eligible for the foreign earned income exclusion.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion
Note that to be considered earned income, you must report this income on schedule C and pay self-employment tax on schedule SE. This is not "foreign wages", it is self-employment income.
Here are more links and tips
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/self-employment-tax-for-businesses-abroad
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/general/filing-taxes-while-overseas/L8bP9GN5p
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/military/filing-irs-form-1116-to-claim-the-foreign-tax-credit/L...
