I always exclude my foreign employment income on for 2555 but last year I also received unemployment compensation (also in a foreign country). Can it be excluded on form 2555 or does it get claimed somewhere else?
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Yes you can claim a foreign earned income exclusion for foreign severance /unemployment income.
Yes you can claim a foreign earned income exclusion for foreign severance /unemployment income.
Why do you say that? IRS guidance states that severance pay, if based on accrued leave time can be be included in the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. However, it also states that severance pay that is not based on accrued leave time and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Unemployment Insurance can not.
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