international tax-law
Should a bilateral tax law between the US and another country protect remote workers?
<p>Assume someone is a citizen of the United States, and a resident of another country (if a specific example is necessary, Turkey).  They live in the foreign country and work remotely for a company in the US.  Their income is taxed the normal way by the US government (the Foreign Earned Income Tax Exclusion may apply).</p>
<p>Would the foreign government get the short end of the deal in this situation, because the income has already been taxed by the US?  Or would it be necessary to file their taxes in some more complicated way so that both governments get a piece of the pie?</p>

<p>That will depend on the specific provisions of Turkish law (in the example case) and the provisions of the tax treaty between Turkey and the US. The Turkish resident will probably have to file with Turkey. To what extent s/he will get credit for taxes paid to the US, and indeed to what extent income from a US company is taxable under Turkish law will depend on the specifics of Turkish law and of any treaty, and may well be different in a different country.</p>
