Tax Treaty Table for Independent Personal Services

This table lists the different kinds of personal service income that may be fully or partly exempt from US income tax. You must meet all other treaty requirements before the item of income can be exempt from US income tax. The income code numbers shown in this table are the same as the income codes on Form 1042-S, Foreign Person's US Source Income Subject to Withholding. For additional information refer to IRS Publication 901.

Name of Country

Maximum
Length of Stay
in U.S.

Amount of Tax Exempt Compensation per Year
Treaty Article Citation
Australia
183 days
No limit
14
Austria
No limit
No limit
14
Barbados
89 days
$5,000
14
Belgium
182 days
No limit
14(2)(a)(b)
Canada
No limit
No limit
XIV
China, Peoples Republic of
183 days
No limit
13
C.I.S.
183 days
No limit
VI(2)
Cyprus
182 days
No limit
17
Czech Republic
183 days
No limit
14
Denmark
No limit
No limit
14
Estonia
183 days
No limit
14
Finland
No limit
No limit
14
France
No limit
No limit
14
Germany
No limit
No limit
14
Greece
183 days
$10,000
X
Hungary
183 days
No limit
13
Iceland
182 days
No limit
18
India
89 days
No limit
15
Indonesia
119 days
No limit
15
Ireland
No limit
No limit
14
Israel
182 days
No limit
16
Italy
183 days
No limit
14
Jamaica
89 days
$5,000
14
Japan
183 days
No limit
17
Kazakstan
183 days
No limit
14
Republic of Korea (South)
182 days
$3,000
18
Latvia
183 days
No limit
14
Lithuania
183 days
No limit
14
Luxembourg
No limit
No limit
15
Mexico
183 days
No limit
14
Morocco
182 days
$5,000
14
Netherlands
No limit
No limit
15
New Zealand
183 days
No limit
14
Norway
182 days
No limit
13
Philippines
89 days
$10,000
15
Poland
182 days
No limit
15
Portugal
182 days
No limit
15
Romania
182 days
No limit
14
Russia
183 days
No limit
13
Slovak Republic
183 days
No limit
14
South Africa
183 days
No limit
14
Spain
No limit
No limit
15
Sweden
No limit
No limit
14
Switzerland
No limit
No limit
14
Thailand
89 days
$10,000
15
Trinidad and Tobago
183 days
$3,000
17
Tunisia
183 days
$7,500
14
Turkey
183 days
No limit
14
Ukraine
No limit
No limit
14
United Kingdom
183 days
No limit
14
Venezuela
No limit
No limit
14
Updated 3/30/01
     
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