If i worked for a us employer on the us, but lived in another country do i have to pay taxes,?

Question

say i will telecommute for 3 weeks out of the month and be onsite for one week.

Answer 1

The first test is whether or not you are a US person.  This means if you are a US citizen or resident alien.  If yes, then you are taxed on worldwide income and can have a filing requirement if you considered self-employed and make more than $400.  (The amount is closer to $9000 if you are an employee.)  If you are a US person and live in another country then the US has a foreign earned income exclusion if you are physically outside the US for 330 days out of 365--this can cover the first $87,500 of income.

The second test is where the work is done.  Work physically done INSIDE the US is considered US source work.  If you are a non-resident alien and have more than $3500 of US source work, you will have a filing requirement.

Answer 2

You didn't give enough information to answer the question.  If you are a US citizen or a US resident, and you earn more than a trivial amount of income, you have to file a US tax return.  So I can't say yes or no with just the info given.

Since you say you don't live here, if you are not a US citizen, then "no".

Answer 3

If you a U.S. Citizen, you are taxed on your world wide income.  The other person was wrong, just because they don't withhold taxes DOES NOT MEAN it is not taxable.  You would report the income as you normaly would and you should get a W-2.  If you live in another country than you should not be taxed there since you pay taxes in the U.S. due to a treaty.  Which means that you may have to file a return there but you would get a credit on their return for taxes you paid in the U.S. Look at the irs website for the publication.

Answer 4

Get real, no one has to pay any taxes if they don't have them withheld.