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If Get Paid A Commission By A Foreign Company, Who Withholds Local Foreign Tax, How Do I Get It Back? |
I reside in the US and travel worldwide for a society who pays my commission. Just recently I became an independent contractor for this company preferably of an employee. How do I get my withholding back. They are saying something like the country withholds 10% and I can get a "foreign tax praise" on my US returns?
| Answer: Mirror the link below. IRS info on the foreign tax credit. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0, ,id=183263,00.html And here is the specified form. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1116.pdf |
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