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YoBob
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Is there a bug in the amount of Foreign Income that can be excluded? It appears that TT is not excluding my income even though it says we can.

TT tells me I can exclude my income but then doesn't. "Congratulations! Our foreign earned income and housing exclusion is our total salary. You will not pay U.S. tax on this amount."

Is this a bug? I have gone back and changed the numbers and if I zero my salary out, no taxes are do. But if I add back in our salary, I do pay taxes even though it is far below the threshold.

Any ideas? I am pretty sure I do not pay any US taxes while living abroad - I didn't last year. I don't want to send money into the IRS just because there is a problem with TT.
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JeffreyR77
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Is there a bug in the amount of Foreign Income that can be excluded? It appears that TT is not excluding my income even though it says we can.

The maximum Foreign Earned Income Exclusion amount for 2020 is $107,600. 

 

If you are eligible and claim the housing exclusion you would be able to claim additional dollars above that amount. 

 

I recommend you step back through the Foreign Income Exclusion section screens as there are many screens and check boxes that need to be marked to qualify all the way through.

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