topic I'm a self-employed, expat working in Ecuador. Why do I still have to pay taxes if I qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-self-employed-expat-working-in-ecuador-why-do-i-still-have-to-pay-taxes-if-i-qualify-for-the/01/658965#M86221 <P>Wouldn't the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion "exclude" my income from being taxed? I earned approximately $12,000 (I was paid with checks from my clients, my clients are not US companies but Ecuadorian companies) in 2006 and even after I filled the "Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion" section of Turbotax I still owe approximately $1,400 in taxes. Why is this? Wouldn't this be double taxation?</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:48 GMT expat89 2019-06-06T09:23:48Z I'm a self-employed, expat working in Ecuador. Why do I still have to pay taxes if I qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-self-employed-expat-working-in-ecuador-why-do-i-still-have-to-pay-taxes-if-i-qualify-for-the/01/658965#M86221 <P>Wouldn't the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion "exclude" my income from being taxed? I earned approximately $12,000 (I was paid with checks from my clients, my clients are not US companies but Ecuadorian companies) in 2006 and even after I filled the "Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion" section of Turbotax I still owe approximately $1,400 in taxes. Why is this? Wouldn't this be double taxation?</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-self-employed-expat-working-in-ecuador-why-do-i-still-have-to-pay-taxes-if-i-qualify-for-the/01/658965#M86221 expat89 2019-06-06T09:23:48Z Self-Employment taxes are still applicable, even on exclu... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/self-employment-taxes-are-still-applicable-even-on-exclu/01/658970#M86224 <P>Self-Employment taxes are still applicable, even on excluded income.&nbsp; Please&nbsp; read : ---&gt;</P><P> <A href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/social-security-tax-consequences-of-working-abroad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/social-security-tax-consequences-of-working-...</A> </P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/self-employment-taxes-are-still-applicable-even-on-exclu/01/658970#M86224 pk 2019-06-06T09:23:49Z