@GeneraleJDC , while cannot answer as to how many people , whom and how the product was tested this particular year , I do have participated in Beta testing in years before ( I focus only on foreign/ international features ). Forgetting this , I would need to know from you your scenario to be able to confirm where TurboTax is being "stupid".
(a) Are you US person ( citizen/GreenCard ) ?
(b) From your post it sounds ;like your spouse is NRA -- yes ?. How about your child ?
(c) Are you planning to file jointly and thereby expose your spouse's income to US taxes? Is she willing to sign a request for that i.e. to be treated as a US resident ? Does she have a Tax ID ( SSN or ITIN )? How about the child ? Are you blood related or have adopted the child ?
(d) For form 2555 and physical presence test you need a 12 continuous months ( as a test period ) wherein you have been away from US for a 330 Full Days. Your current tax year or part thereof must fall within this test period. Does that make sense ? Please tell me when you arrived abroad ( not when you started work necessarily ).
Please answer my questions and will circle back
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