How do I enter Afghanistan (or Republic of Afghanistan) as a location incurring foreign housing expenses? It's not shown in the housing expense location drop down menu.

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Are you trying to claim the foreign housing exclusion on Form 2555.

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There is a workaround for the missing "All Other Counties". If you will choose "Angola-All other" (or any "X-All other" where X is the name of a country in the list), then the $31,770 amount will appear on line 29b, and if you are eligible, you will get your housing exclusion.

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I was active duty up until September of 2020. Does that mean I select the active military box? I was also deployed in Afghanistan so do I mark worked outside the US?

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How do I enter Afghanistan (or Republic of Afghanistan) as a location incurring foreign housing expenses? It's not shown in the housing expense location drop down menu.