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February 8, 2021
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Foreign Income

  • February 8, 2021
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I worked overseas in Taiwan, teaching English at a language school.  I did the Taiwanese taxes before I left.  They have given me several tax forms, all written in Chinese, which ones do I need to use to file my taxes after returning here.  My total income there is less than $13,000 USD.

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February 8, 2021

To enter your foreign earned income and possible qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion:

  1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
  2. Click on the Search box on the top and type “foreign income”
  3. Click on “Jump to foreign income”
  4.  Choose “A statement from my foreign employer (could be cash)”and click “Continue”.

  5. Continue through the question to see if you qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Please see IRS Foreign Earned Income Exclusion for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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