Originally Posted by
mike734
First off the income will not be tax free. The US has a foreign earned income exclusion. If you stay out of the USA for a certain time, (used to be 330 of 360 days) it is about $80,000.
There is also the residence presense test. Which basically says that if you reside in a foreign country (have a residence visa, and apartment and such) there is not a min number of days you have to stay outside the US.
Originally Posted by
mike734
You will have to pay tax on the rest unless your employer is going to pay it for you. (very unlikely).
A lot of employers in China seem to be paying the tax for you.