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Physical presence test (Form 8938)
I am a resident alien in 2024 for tax purposes because of the substantial presence test.
I left the USA permanently on March 4th 2024 to move to a foreign country/abroad and have been abroad since then.
The physical presence test states that I need to be present for 330 consecutive days in any 12 month period in order to qualify as someone who lives abroad.
When selecting the 12 month period can I include days from the following tax year (i.e. 2025) even though the tax year I am filing for is 2024?
For eg.
5th March 2024 - 4the March 2025
Is the above 12 month period valid ? (I am including 1st January 2025 - 4th March 2025 which are not part of 2024 but I am filing a tax return for 2024 which ends on 31st December 2024)
Thanks
March 15, 2025
1:57 PM