@Todd123 ,
On reading through your response ( thank you ) to my questions, a quick look at the pertinent articles of US - Trinidad-Tobago Tax treaty,
(a) the fact that your TT client paid for housing , per diem and withholding tax ( tax at source ) , raises more questions --- 1. did they give you a statement of earnings and taxes withheld ; 2. Do these benefits ( housing . per diem, taxes etc. ) show as earning on the statement of income ; Does your W-2 from the US employer include these amounts ?
(b) have you filed US returns for the respective years ( 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 ) ? How about any filings in TT ( Trinidad and Tobago ).
My suspicion is that your client in TT had done a tot-up and paid all your taxes and your US employer has issued W-2s based on your actual salaries ( without considering the TT benefits ). If that is the case then you were not doubly taxed and hence neither 1116 and/or 2555 apply.
Please tell me more about the income statements from your US employer and that of TT.
I hope I am wrong in my assumptions.
pk
