DavidS127
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Retirement tax questions

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside.

 

But, if you had income from foreign sources and were either a bona fide resident of a foreign country or were physically present there for most of the year, you probably qualify to exclude some or all of your foreign income from taxation by the U.S.  Even if you don't meet those tests for foreign income exclusion, you get a credit for foreign taxes paid on our income.

 

See the IRS website at this link for more information, and other links to the foreign income exclusi....

 

In TurboTax, navigate to Income>>Other Income>>Foreign Income and Exclusion and start that section to exclude your foreign income.  Another way to "get there" is to click the "magnifying glass Search" icon on the top row, enter "foreign income" in the search window and press return or enter, and then click on the "Jump to foreign income" link.

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