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Social security is the United States' federal mandatory pension, and it does not generally apply to foreign income (unless in a country that also has a mandator
by kevinpet 10y ago
Social security is the United States' federal mandatory pension, and it does not generally apply to foreign income (unless in a country that also has a mandatory pension with which the US has a tax treaty).
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/social-security-tax-consequences-of-working-abroad https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/soci...
- benjohnson 10y agoOddly enough, you can opt out of the Social Security - some employees of government agencies don't have to contribute and some religions are also exempt. Personally, I feel that anybody should be able to permanently opt-out if desired.
- facetube 10y agoI worked for one of those organizations in the past, which seems to have skewed my view quite a bit. Thanks for the corrections.