ThomasM125
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You need to stay 330 days in the foreign country to exclude all or a portion of your foreign income from tax under the physical presence test. If you think that will apply to you, then you can enter a date 12 months from your start date and see if you can exclude a portion or all of your foreign income from tax. 

 

If that doesn't apply to you or you want the foreign tax credit, you can leave your income entry in the foreign income and exclusion section as it will be taxable on your US tax return. On the screen that says Whose Foreign Income Would You like to Try and Exclude? answer that you don't want to exclude it: 

 

 

 

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