Foreign tax credit or foreign earned income exclusion?

[mikhasan]

If an American lives and works in Japan as a permanent resident and earns 60,000USD/year from a single source, are they better off claiming the foreign tax credit or the foreign earned income exclusion and why? (Assuming they do not have any other income or dependents.)

[Critter-3]

foreign earned income exclusion

[mikhasan]

@Critter-3 

Thanks. Can you provide insight into the logic?

[Critter-3]

Seriously ???  

foreign tax credit  ... may pay some taxes

foreign earned income exclusion  ... will pay NO taxes