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I'm applying to a remote job that is based in Ireland. I live in and would work from the US. One of the questions on the application made me pause:

"Do you require visa sponsorship?"

Obviously, I won't need an Irish visa if I work from the US, but that raised an important question: do I need any kind of authorization from the government of Ireland to work for a company based there? Are there any Irish taxes that apply or similar considerations if I'm employed by this company? Additionally, how might this affect my US income tax?

I'm interested in general answers about working for foreign companies from the US as well, as my job search is ongoing, but I'm mainly in need of any information specific to Ireland right now. Thanks in advance for your help.

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I live in and would work from the US

THIS is all that matters.

You are in the US, you work from the US, so US work laws apply. Period. YOu do not need a visa for ireleand because you work in the USA. The government of Ireland sort of does not care, allthe irish company must do is register an office in the USA to employ someone and follow the same regulations as any US company. THere are no irish taxes for you - the company deducts all payments to you as expense and has to follow US regulations. Generally a freaking pain in the ass - for one person. An alternative is that the company hires you through an umbrella company that does all above and writes an invoices to the irish company once per month - waaaaaaaay easier for one employee. Seriously, the idea of hiring one foreign country based person gives me creeps - the amount of paperwork is insane for ONE person. I would never do that and/or always go through an umbrella which handles all the paperwork for me.

Obviously all income falls under US income tax because - regardless of the US concept of taxing all your worldwide income - you actually live AND WORK in the USA anyway, so this case is trivial. You essentially are an US employee.

Unless you work as "contractor", then you are responsible for a lot and write an invoice to the company every month. Again, no irish laws applying. Sole propietor, LLC, whatever you decide. YOu write an invoice then and handle all local taxation and write off your equipment etc.

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  • It may matter where you are officially being paid from. That can bite you with remote work even within the US.
    – keshlam
    Jul 31 at 17:36
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I can answer the last part of your question—as a U.S. citizen, you have to report and pay tax on your worldwide income. However, you get a credit on your U.S. taxes for foreign taxes paid, if it turns out that Ireland does tax this income, so you won't be double taxed on it. (Your net tax will be the higher of the Irish tax rate or the U.S. tax rate.)

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