topic I am a US citizen and working for a Chinese private company in China, how can I pay my social security tax? in Deductions & credits

I am a US citizen and working for a Chinese private company in China, how can I pay my social security tax?

heidi_yang2 — Fri, 31 May 2019 18:14:18 GMT

Are you an employee? Or are you an Independent Contracto...

TaxGuyBill — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:13:04 GMT

Are you an employee? Or are you an Independent Contractor?
Was any of the work performed in the United States?

Employee.

heidi_yang2 — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:13:06 GMT

Employee.

And no, all work performed in China.

heidi_yang2 — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:13:07 GMT

And no, all work performed in China.

There are no US Social Security taxes for you. As an empl...

TaxGuyBill — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:13:12 GMT

There are no US Social Security taxes for you.

As an employee, Social Security and Medicare taxes are charged to the employer. Because you were not performing the work in the United States, the employer is not subject to those rules.

Re: I am a US citizen and working for a Chinese private company in China, how can I pay my social security tax?

Stryzbiak — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:47:59 GMT

I am applying for a job as USA sales manager for a Chinese electronics company, they currently have no one working here. How do I get paid from there and what are the issues?

Sid