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?

[expat89]

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?

[pk]

Self-Employment taxes are still applicable, even on excluded income.  Please  read : --->

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/social-security-tax-consequences-of-working-...