Regarding the worked outside the U.S. question, I worked overseas for aprox 6 months in southeast asia for a manufacturing company that moved overseas. do i need to mark this section?

[SeanE1]

Yes you would indicate that you worked outside of the USA and include your earnings on your US tax return.  To enter your foreign earnings follow these steps:

• Open your tax return in Turbotax

• Go to Federal Taxes

• Select Wages & Income

• Click I'll choose what I work on

• Scroll down the page to the last section Less Common Income and select Show More

• Select Start to the right of Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion

• Go through this section and enter the income that you earned abroad.

• Please note: if you received a W-2, it should be flagged as foreign income in the follow-up questions of the W-2 entry.  You need to check the box indicating that you worked outside the U.S.