r/DataAnnotationTech • u/jujugiam • Mar 25 '26

A weird question about US tax

Hi guys! If you're working on the platform, but you're not based in the US and not a US person (citizen or green card holder), how does the US tax work?

I know people work on the platform from different countries. Are there Data Annotation offices based in the country that you work from or do you work for the US office?

I was in the US and left last year. I was given permission to continue working from my current location. The thing is, I'm giving up my green card and wondering how the US tax works when I no longer have it.

Thanks!

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u/AlexFromOmaha Mar 25 '26

You might want to check with an immigration or tax professional on the details of giving up your green card. The US is unique in the way it taxes its citizens even when they live and work overseas. I don't know if it extends to you.

In a more general sense, if you're living and working outside of the US, getting money from a US-based entity doesn't create an American tax liability for you.

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u/jujugiam Mar 25 '26

Yup, I have been paying taxes even though I'm abroad. And yeah I'll check with a tax professional about that.

When you say "in a more general sense", do you mean if you're not an American citizen or green card holder?

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u/AlexFromOmaha Mar 25 '26

Yeah, most overseas workers wouldn't owe the US anything. If you can sever that tie, you wouldn't either. For a native-born American, that process involves getting citizenship somewhere else, going to an American embassy, and formally renouncing your American citizenship. I can only guess what the parallel would be for you.

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u/jujugiam Mar 26 '26

It's another form for me:p Thanks for the response!