US Person Playing Basketball Foreign Country

[Randall]

Does anyone have a client playing professional basketball in a foreign country?  I am getting inquiries from a person playing in Lithuania.  Actually my grandniece’s husband.  They went over there in midyear 2023.  Will be back in US in May, 2024.  I asked him to get info, documents they will provide him, etc.

I’m think he may be eligible for the foreign earned income deduction first, then maybe the foreign tax credit.

Just wondering what kind of documentation these foreign basketball teams provide.  Is he considered an employee or a self-employed person?

[Slippery Pencil]

He should be able to tell you what documentation he was given and if he's considered an employee.