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Level 15
Level 15

Deductions & credits

It's not that simple. I don't know what you mean by "the IRS' pdf form." Did you use the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet on page 35 of the IRS Instructions for Form 1040, and the other worksheets that it directs you to? Be sure to read all the instructions, and follow them to the letter. Don't assume that you know how the calculation is done.