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Yes, if your foreign wages are from a foreign employer without a US Employer ID number. 

 

It will initially be reported on Form 1040 Line 1. 

 

If you qualify to exclude some or all of the earning as foreign earned income exclusion, it will be reported as a reduction to income on Schedule 1,Line 8 and on Form 2555. 

 

Your foreign wages should not be reported on Form 8938 as a foreign asset.

 

You can complete Form 8938 in TurboTax by typing Form 8938 in the search box and selecting the Jump to link.

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