Ive lived abroad for the past 1.5 years and have earned around 3,000 doing freelance work, how do i file or what do i file?

I have lived over seas since nov 2017 and i dont know if i need to file taxes or not. I do some freelance writing and have earned $3126 USD since may 1st 2018.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:37:23 AM

If you are a US citizen or resident, you would enter this amount under "Foreign income". You might be able to apply the exclusion to your income but the self-employment tax will not be excluded. See Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Here are the steps:

At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in foreign income and Ente
Select Jump to foreign income
Next screen, Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States? answer Yes

If you pay foreign taxes to the foreign government on the same amount of income you are reporting on the US return, you may claim a foreign tax credit. See Foreign Tax Credit

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Ive lived abroad for the past 1.5 years and have earned around 3,000 doing freelance work, how do i file or what do i file?