DaveF1006
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The money your spouse earns in the US is not eligible for the Foreign income Tax Exclusion (FEIE) because it is income earned on US soil. Your income, if earned on foreign soil can be excluded but not her US-based income. 

 

if she earns income in the foreign country, then he income can be considered to be excluded under the FEIE.

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