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bmonk2017
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son is living in germany as a green card holder, He got out of the army in April and worked in a store. Does he file taxes in us. he paid german taxes.

 
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son is living in germany as a green card holder, He got out of the army in April and worked in a store. Does he file taxes in us. he paid german taxes.

Yes, he will need to file a US tax return to report his foreign income. He can then either exclude up to $126,500 of his foreign income or take a foreign tax credit for the taxes he paid in German.

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DaveF1006
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son is living in germany as a green card holder, He got out of the army in April and worked in a store. Does he file taxes in us. he paid german taxes.

Yes, he will need to file a US tax return to report his foreign income. He can then either exclude up to $126,500 of his foreign income or take a foreign tax credit for the taxes he paid in German.

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