Hello! I am a Chinese and a resident alien. I worked as an independent contractor last year and received 1099-NEC. I would like to claim the US-China Tax Treaty 20 (c), but am unsure if it could be applied to self-employment (FICA) tax. I've read a couple of posts and most people put the tax treaty in schedule 1 other income. It did work out for income tax, but not self-employment tax. If I could claim this tax treaty, which line should I put this under to reduce self-employment tax? I have tried to put it under Schedule C Part I Income: Other income, but the software won't allow me to enter a negative number (-5000) in that line. Should I put it under Schedule C Expenses: other expenses? Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!
