Thank you for this info. So for the first three months of 2021 I was employed and had income from salary and severance. Therefore I had Foreign earned income, which actually was in excess of my foreign earned income exclusion of 109,000 (whatever the exclusion maximum is 2021).
But starting in April 2021 I was laid off. So therefore If I pay for rent by myself without any other income then I can't deduct my rent.
Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again for your clarification
