Turbotax wants physical presence dates and a non zero income amount for a 2555 for my wife when she had no income to deduct?

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March 5, 2025
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pk12_2

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@5747759

what are you trying to do ?

I ask because the form 2555 is ONLY used for exclusion of Foreign Earned income. So tes, your wife must have Foreign Earned income.

Tell me more about the situation/scenario and me I can help you solve the issue that you are facing with TurboTax.

Anonymous

I filed the exact information last year with no problem. A change has been made to this form and it is incorrect!

I am married filing jointly. I am the only income earner. I select the option that I am only claiming on my earnings. Everything is fine until the end when it shows my spouse in a form 2555 and I cannot continue until I put in dates for her and an exemption amount, but I am not claiming for her.

Additionally, the travel dates for the physical presence test requires a non zero entry for "days on business", but I traveled just not on business.

DaveF1006

It depends. If working in Turbo Tax Online, you can delete a 2555 form. Here is how to do this.

Go to tax tools
Tools
Delete a form
Delete 2555-S if you see it.

If you are working in the Turbo software, go to the forms mode in your return, find form 2555-S and then delete it. If you traveled strictly for pleasure and if Turbo Tax is requiring an entry, record "1" in this space to move on in your return.

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