If you are outside of the US for more than 330 days in a 12 month period then you qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion: http://www.irs.gov/businesses

If you are outside of the US for more than 330 days in a 12 month period then you qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97130,00.html http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,.... It does not matter if you are earning money from a US company during that time. I actually did this one year by performing remote work for a US company while traveling around South America. So, with a little planning, you can dodge at least the income tax portion.