Re: Do I need to pay US tax if I am a non-US citizen living outside of the US, but have foreign (non-US) income being deposited into a US bank account?

Do I need to pay US tax if I am a non-US citizen living outside of the US, but have foreign (non-US) income being deposited into a US bank account?

It's a little complicated, but basically I have a US bank account as I was an international student in the US from 2016-2020. I have not been living in the US since March 2020 and have for the past year or so been working freelance/consultant for a non-US company. However, I have been receiving the income from this job as USD which I have been receiving through my US bank account. Do I need to file and pay US tax on this income, or just pay tax in the country I am currently residing?

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I am not sure if this is the correct answer but if your US bank has one of those 1099 type of forms, you should prob check that if it’s in 1099-DIV or 1099-INT & if that’s up to a certain amt of interest you may have to pay tax on it. Check your bank under TAX DOCUMENTS.

I am not sure about the rest of your answer tho, you may still have to pay USA taxes…but…hopefully someone smarter comes along & answers this. GL.