This is a bit off-topic for this forum, but I'm having such a hard time trying to solve this problem that I'd thought I ask here anyway!
I'm a US citizen living in the US and freelancing for a Greek company. The Greek company needs a form signed by 'my local tax authority' (which has been written and translated by the Greek Ministry), for avoidance of double taxation.
I've been to my local IRS office and spent countless hours on the phone to them. I've explained over and over again that the form I have (from the Greek govt) is to show a foreign country that I pay taxes to the US government (so they don't deduct 20% of my fee). The IRS won't sign the Greek form, and the only form they've come up with is for a US citizen living overseas, which doesn't pertain to me.
Any other ideas of what I can do to get the IRS to understand what I need? The Greek company won't take copies of my past tax returns because that wouldn't 't show a contract between me and them.