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Yes - you do have to report the foreign income and you may be able to exclude it from income tax if your husband otherwise qualifies. The foreign earned income exclusion is $101,300 for 2016 and your husband must be physically present in a foreign country or countries for at least 330 full days during the 12-month period. When going via interview in Turbo Tax, you'll be asked about you husband's 12 month period -when it began and when it ended. Please use steps below to report income and go through the qualification questions for foreign income exclusion:
If you have paid any foreign tax on the income, please enter it in the Deductions & Credits section; you may qualify for the foreign tax credit on the foreign income that was not excluded from tax:
Yes - you do have to report the foreign income and you may be able to exclude it from income tax if your husband otherwise qualifies. The foreign earned income exclusion is $101,300 for 2016 and your husband must be physically present in a foreign country or countries for at least 330 full days during the 12-month period. When going via interview in Turbo Tax, you'll be asked about you husband's 12 month period -when it began and when it ended. Please use steps below to report income and go through the qualification questions for foreign income exclusion:
If you have paid any foreign tax on the income, please enter it in the Deductions & Credits section; you may qualify for the foreign tax credit on the foreign income that was not excluded from tax:
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