Same here. My US accountant told me about the paperwork I needed to get to tell the IRS that I was covered under the US/Sweden totalization agreement for Social

Same here. My US accountant told me about the paperwork I needed to get to tell the IRS that I was covered under the US/Sweden totalization agreement for Social Security. Ha! And https://www.ssa.gov/international/agreements_overview.html#&a0=5 https://www.ssa.gov/international/agreements_overview.html#&... has a special exception just for Italy: > Italian Agreement An Exception > The agreement with Italy represents a departure from other U.S. agreements in that it does not include a detached-worker rule. As in other agreements, its basic coverage criterion is the territoriality rule. Coverage for expatriate workers, however, is based principally on the worker's nationality. If a U.S. citizen who is employed or self-employed in Italy would be covered by U.S. Social Security absent the agreement, he or she will remain covered under the U.S. program and be exempt from Italian coverage and contributions.