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If you are an employee of a foreign government (including foreign municipalities) your wages are exempt from U.S. income tax by:
-A provision in a tax treaty or consular convention between the United States and their country, or
-Meeting the requirements of U.S. tax law
If she doesn't qualify under a tax treaty provision, she may still qualify for an exemption by meeting the following requirements of U.S tax law.
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How do you exempt this income through TurboTax? We have the same situation for my spouse and I can't find where to select that. I'm using Turbo Tax Home & Business 2019.
After entering your wages, you will need to enter the amount of the income that is exempt as a negative number as follows;
Open your return in TurboTax
Click on Wages & Income
Scroll down to All Income
Scroll down to Less Common Income
Scroll down to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C
Click start
Scroll down to Other reportable income
Answer yes
Enter wage description and amount (as a negative number, which will zero out your wages)
You will need to attach Form 8833 if you are claiming a treaty position or a certification from the Department of State as indicated in the previous answer. As such you will need to print and mail your tax return.
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