I am not sure that TT is filling out the form 2555 correctly. Facts are as follows:
--US cit who lives, works and have tax home is foreign country since 2021
--been using 330 day rule vice bone fide resident because visas are based on limited employment (3 year contracts) and have read that is enough to not be a bone fide resident
--Foreign employer sent me to US for 3 months (Feb-March 2024). Salary paid by foreign empoyer during that time is about 16.5K (annual is 66,5k) and then I returned to foreign country for rest of years
--can use 12 month period May 2024 to May 2025 to establish 330 in foreign country (avoid the 3 months in US) for FEIE.
--I put full salary in "other" income under general income section given that is for calendar year. Then in section to fill out form 2555, list section list the May 2024 -May 2025 to establish foreign presence. tt asks me if I've travelled to the US in THAT 12 Month Period -- so does not exclude the money earned in the early part of 2024 as foreign income and form 2555 still lists my entire salary as exempt. I'm not sure how I have to answer the questions to get it to properly count ¼ as non-foreign income since I was physically in the US and the other ¾ as foreign income. Do I need to correct by hand? If so how?
My one thought: When I look at the actual 2555, I see a "Foreign Source and Salaries Smart Worksheet" where it lists my full 2024 salary from the foreign employer. Section C titled "adjustments" is blank. Should I put the 16.5 K earned while physically in US in that section by hand?
