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If you are a US citizen then you are required to report your worldwide income no matter where you live. But you might qualify for a Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, for tax year 2020, the maximum exclusion is $107,600 per person. Please see IRS Figuring the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion for details.
Please follow these steps to enter your foreign income:
Another option is to get Foreign Tax Credit or Deduction on the taxes you paid in Ireland. Please see Where do I enter the foreign tax credit (Form 1116) or deduction for 2020? and What does or doesn't qualify for the Foreign Tax Credit? for details.
Please be aware you can't take both the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit on the same income.
Start with your Social Security Number.
Do you know what it is ?
Many persons in your situation are renouncing citizenship since IRS has made your banking in Europe very difficult.
Of course, you might want to get citizenship elsewhere first.
Yeah I do have my social security number somewhere. Have Irish citizenship as I've grown up here. Ireland has some special thing to avoid double taxation - as in since irish tax rate is higher than US, balance owed to US is 0. So I'm wondering why would I even file.
Did look at renouncing citizenship but apparently costs and hassles with that - around $2500. And apparently if I ever want to say, take a vacation in New York, I could get extra airport hassle as the flag that I've renounced my citizenship can cause questions
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