Deductions & credits

Technically you could be considered a self-employed person and according the the totalization agreement you would pay these FICA taxes in the US.

Now to report FICA taxes that you wish to pay, here is how to report although it may not seem easy.  You will need to report this first as Self-Employed income by going to federal>wages and income>self-employment>self employment income. Once here, you will handle generic questions about your business (which isn't a business). 

1. In the first box, just briefly explain what your work was.
2. When you get to the page where it asks, how this work fits into the main picture, mention it is your main source of income.
3. For the next few screens, answer these questions no and that income is not subject to the Dept of Transportation. Once you are out of the profile page, it will mention Let's enter the income for your ss work. Here check Other self-employed income, includes cash and checks. Once entered, press continue at the bottom of the page. Don't attempt to enter any expenses as these will not apply in this reporting.
4. Under type of income, put in foreign income earned subject to FICA taxes and then the amount of income you earned in italy.

Now since this income is already reported and you paid federal tax from it, you will need to exclude the income already claimed for federal income tax purposes so the FICA taxes will only be assessed.  Here is how to do it.

1. Go to Wages & Income
2. Scroll all the way down to Less Common Income
3. Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C from the drop-down
4. Select Other reportable income
5. Any Other Taxable Income? = Yes
6. Description = Excluded income reported elsewhere in my eturn
7. Now enter the amount you reported in the steps above with a minus sign in front of the income amount reported as money earned. This is will exclude this income from being taxed twice. Remember you are reporting this only for FICA purposes.

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