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@mjeand06-gmail-c , you should be eligible for foreign earned income exclusion and foreign taxes on any income that cannot be excluded from US taxes , should be eligible for foreign tax credit ( unless US-other country tax treaty limits this ).
Which country(/ies) are you working in? Is this your first year ( and if so when did you leave USA and have you been back to the USA during the last 12 months )? Are you a resident of that country or just currently working there ( i.e. are you a bonafide resident of that country) with a work visa?
if you work in the US you are not entitled to the foreign income exclusion but if you paid foreign taxes you're entitled to a creit
@Mike9241 note that the poster lives abroad and works as independent contractor / self-employed.
misread thread thought it said he works for an overseas contractor.
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