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For the Foreign Tax Exclusion, physical presence, test, how to calculate trip info for personal travel when days in the US is set to a minimum of 1?

I spent some time in the US on vacation after being posted abroad for a job. On one trip, I did not work at all but in the "Trip Information" section, I am required to state that I worked at least one day in the U.S. on business. I did not. What can I do?
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pk
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For the Foreign Tax Exclusion, physical presence, test, how to calculate trip info for personal travel when days in the US is set to a minimum of 1?

@corriedrummond  that has been a quirk for quite some time --- it will not accept  a zero business days .   At the same for purposes of form 2555 it really  changes nothing --- so show your US arrival date and departure date, show 1 day in business and the rest  will become non-business days.  This may result one day's worth  Foreign Earned income being allocated  to US source rather excludable and foreign source.

 

Just keep the  software happy.

BTW -- which country  is your tax home ?  

 

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