https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-only-earned/01/1370929#M142792 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:53:28 GMT cienna-davis 2020-03-28T09:53:28Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-only-earned/01/1370929#M142792 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:53:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-only-earned/01/1370929#M142792 cienna-davis 2020-03-28T09:53:28Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1371094#M142806 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Yes, you need to file a US and Germany tax return, if your income was earned in Germany.&nbsp; If you have lived outside of the US at least 330 days,&nbsp;you can exclude from Federal Tax up to $105,900.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you cannot exclude your earnings from US tax you can take a credit for any tax you paid to Germany on your US tax return.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">To exclude your income from US tax you report your income in TurboTax</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Wages &amp; Income</SPAN></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Less Common Income</SPAN></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion</SPAN></SPAN></LI> </UL> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you do not qualify for the exclusion then to take the credit for Foreign Tax Paid go to:</SPAN></SPAN></P> <UL> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Deductions &amp; Credits</SPAN></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Estimates and Other Taxes Paid</SPAN></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Foreign Taxes</SPAN></SPAN></LI> </UL> Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:31:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1371094#M142806 DianeC958 2020-03-28T12:31:01Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1388457#M144106 <P>I have lived in Germany the last 5 years as a student. This is my first year working a full-time job and earning over $10,000/year.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>To exclude my income from US tax, should I only report my income in TurboTax as "Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion"? Should I have also filed the last five years when I was earning less than $10,000/year?</SPAN></P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:26:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1388457#M144106 cienna-davis 2020-03-31T21:26:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1388579#M144113 <P>&nbsp;Yes, you would enter this is as&nbsp;Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion. According to this Turbo Tax&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-still-need-to-file-taxes-if-my-income-was-less-than-the-filing-threshold-for-my-filing-status/00/450183" target="_blank">link</A>, you should have filed prior returns since the foreign earned income exclusion is voluntary. You must file a tax return to claim the foreign earned income exclusion.&nbsp;It does not matter if your foreign earnings are below the foreign earned income exclusion threshold.</P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:50:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-i-need-to-file-taxes-in-the-us-and-germany-where-i-currently-live-i-don-t-have-w2-and-o/01/1388579#M144113 DaveF1006 2020-03-31T21:50:57Z