<p>Do spend some time reading about the tax situation for you once you are working outside the US. It is not true that your income will be entirely exempt from tax simply because you are out of the country. There is a sizable foreign income exclusion, but if I recall correctly, you will have to include a figure for your housing allowance as additional income. Those flights home might need to be included as well. Start reading here: [IRS</a> Offers Tax Tips for Taxpayers with Foreign Income](<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=255736,00.html]IRS”>http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=255736,00.html)</p>