How to calculate foreign income to add to Form 2555? Any social security, retirement plans, health insurance to a foreign country can be deducted from the gross income?

[KarenJ2 · Accepted solution]

No, you must enter your gross income.

Generally, since most foreign pensions aren't qualified plans, employee contributions do not reduce the employee’s taxable US income. UK /US treaty is the only treaty I know of that will, depending on the type of pension, allow you to deduct your pension contribution from your UK wages reported on your US tax return.

[ali16]

Hello,

If anyone could clarify or have more knowledge on US/France situation, I'd like the feedback. Not even mandatory social charges such as local social security can be deducted from the gross income to report on 2555? Thank you

[MaryK4]

No  you must include all income that you received.

@ali16