All the work was done from Colombia for a U.S. client. Should I still worry about U.S. source service income?
I am a remote consultant in Colombia and the client is in California. Payment goes into a U.S. LLC bank account, so the setup feels very American operationally, but the actual work was done from my home office abroad. That is what makes the sourcing question feel counterintuitive.
I want a clean answer on which fact actually matters most. If the source rule still follows where the services were performed, I want to make sure my records show that clearly so nobody later confuses the client location or bank account with the place the work happened.
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