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You can't enter your foreign income in the W-2 section of TurboTax. TurboTax is asking you to complete Form 4852 because you entered the income in the W-2 section and checked the box that says you "need to complete a substitute form." Form 4852 is the substitute W-2 form. But a substitute W-2 is for U.S. income for which the employer should have given you a W-2, but didn't. It's not for foreign income.
You have to enter your foreign earned income in the foreign earned income topic. Follow the instructions that SweetieJean gave you. When it asks you what form your foreign income was reported on, select "A statement from my foreign employer (could be cash)."
You can't enter your foreign income in the W-2 section of TurboTax. TurboTax is asking you to complete Form 4852 because you entered the income in the W-2 section and checked the box that says you "need to complete a substitute form." Form 4852 is the substitute W-2 form. But a substitute W-2 is for U.S. income for which the employer should have given you a W-2, but didn't. It's not for foreign income.
You have to enter your foreign earned income in the foreign earned income topic. Follow the instructions that SweetieJean gave you. When it asks you what form your foreign income was reported on, select "A statement from my foreign employer (could be cash)."
Te enter foreign income:
Type in foreign income in the search box, top right of your screen, then click the magnifying glass
Click the jump to foreign income link in the search results.
Follow the onscreen instructions to enter
To enter foreign taxes, type in the same words per the above instructions.
You may have to upgrade from TT Free.
See the attached. As an ERO, TT cannot efile your return without a W-2 or substitute. In this case, it is form 4852.
https://www.irs.gov/uac/submitting-the-electronic-return-to-the-irs
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Thanks. Do we report gross or net salary (i.e. amount that I receive)? I live in the US, but work for an EU company and taxes are VERY high, so the gross salary is unrepresentative and would put me in the higher bracket.
This reply is a year past the question, but if you are paying taxes to a EU country you are entitled to take the FEIE (2555), the FTC(1116), or both. My recommendation is to seek a qualified tax practitioner who has experience with reporting foreign earned income and has knowledge of the various tax treaties. I spend all summer correcting the mistakes of others.
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