I am a US citizen living in Japan. I have reported my maternity leave allowance paid by Japanese government under Miscellaneous - Other reportable income. In the description, I wrote "Maternity leave allowance from Japanese Government". For the amount, I converted Japanese yen to USD based on IRS yearly average currency exchange rate.
It would be great if an expert could kindly confirm that this is the correct way to report it. My only concern is that I received the money in Japanese yen, so is it okay for me to report it under this section and not Foreign Earned Income?
