Young couple gets opportunity to work for an Uncle in Saudi Arabia at a private firm.
Uncle’s primary business is located in NYC, but has offices in Saudi Arabia. Uncle provides housing in SA for the young couple. I have their Saudi Arabia address, their employer’s Saudi Arabia location address
They are paid in American funds by direct deposit to their American bank account.
Their W-2 shows the address of a payroll company in NYC as the employer.
As they use their Mom’s address as their home, the W-2 shows Mom’s address and was mailed to her in PA.
The W-2 shows NY wages and NY withhold.
My first question is … When looking at the W-2 you would say they were PA residents working in NY. There is nothing showing anything to prove that they are living and working in Saudi Arabia. Are they entitled to a foreign income exclusion knowing only these facts? (There is no question that they are indeed in Saudi Arabia – as I know them personally I know it for a fact)
And then I wonder why they are showing NY withhold making them file a NY-non-resident when they didn’t even work in NY.
After I know this answer I will have more questions that I won’t bore you with if unnecessary. But those questions will pertain to the 330 full days.
Thanks in advance for your wise answers J
Uncle’s primary business is located in NYC, but has offices in Saudi Arabia. Uncle provides housing in SA for the young couple. I have their Saudi Arabia address, their employer’s Saudi Arabia location address
They are paid in American funds by direct deposit to their American bank account.
Their W-2 shows the address of a payroll company in NYC as the employer.
As they use their Mom’s address as their home, the W-2 shows Mom’s address and was mailed to her in PA.
The W-2 shows NY wages and NY withhold.
My first question is … When looking at the W-2 you would say they were PA residents working in NY. There is nothing showing anything to prove that they are living and working in Saudi Arabia. Are they entitled to a foreign income exclusion knowing only these facts? (There is no question that they are indeed in Saudi Arabia – as I know them personally I know it for a fact)
And then I wonder why they are showing NY withhold making them file a NY-non-resident when they didn’t even work in NY.
After I know this answer I will have more questions that I won’t bore you with if unnecessary. But those questions will pertain to the 330 full days.
Thanks in advance for your wise answers J
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