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Deductions & credits

The Wage adjustment screen in the foreign earned income exclusion section of TurboTax is a calculation that you need to do before you can enter an amount. Whether income is considered foreign or US income depends on where you worked. 

 

If your wife earned all her income overseas, that amount is "0" (zero) with no adjustment to make. 

Gather all the wages earned record, regardless whether she received formal paychecks. 

 

Since this your first year that you'll file jointly with your spouse, you'll need to tell the IRS that you're electing to both be treated as U.S. residents for tax purposes. You also need to apply for an ITIN for your spouse.

 

For help, see this article How should I file my taxes if my spouse is a nonresident alien

 

 

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