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It depends. After reading the entire thread, here is summary of your questions and how to will report your return
- Since she is in the USA permanently, use the US address on the tax return and FBAR.
- She is NOT AN EX-PAT. an ex-pat is defined by the IRS as a taxpayer who has given up their U.S. citizenship or abandoned their green card. not the other way around. A US filed tax return is due by April 15 or Oct 15 if an automatic extension is requested.
- The biggest issue is, if she can file as a US resident or does she need to file as a non-resident? According to the substantial presence test: To meet this test, she must be in the US.
- 31 days during the current year(2020) and
- 183 days during the 3-year period that includes the current year and the 2 years immediately before that, counting:
- All the days you were present in the current year, and
- 1/3 of the days you were present in the first year before the current year, and
- 1/6 of the days you were present in the second year before the current year.
- If she doesn't meet the above criteria, she will need to file as a US non-resident. Turbo Tax does not file US Non-resident returns, but our affiliate sprint tax does. Please select this link to sprint tax.
- As far as the foreign income exclusion, here are the qualifications to claim.
- A U.S. citizen who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year,
- A U.S. resident alien who is a citizen or national of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty in effect and who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year, or
- A U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident alien who is physically present in a foreign country or countries for at least 330 full days during any period of 12 consecutive months.
- I hope this clarifies some of the questions you may have.
[Edited 03-09-2021|2:17 PM PST]
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March 9, 2021
12:49 PM