How to Complete IRS Form 2555 - Foreign Earned Income-2025

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Form 2555 is a tax form used by U.S. citizens and resident aliens to report foreign earned income and claim exclusions or deductions related to that income for the tax year 2023. It includes sections for general information, qualifications under the bona fide residence test or physical presence test, reporting of foreign earned income, and claiming housing exclusions or deductions.

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What is the foreign income exclusion for form 2555?

What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555)? If you are living and working abroad, you may be entitled to exclude up to $120,000 of your foreign income from your 2023 income tax return. You may also qualify to exclude certain foreign housing amounts.

How do I report foreign earned income on my US tax return?

If you qualify, you can use Form 2555 to figure your foreign earned income exclusion and your housing exclusion or deduction. You cannot exclude or deduct more than your foreign earned income for the year.

How do I report foreign earned income to the IRS?

Form 2555. You must attach Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, to your Form 1040 or 1040X to claim the foreign earned income exclusion, the foreign housing exclusion or the foreign housing deduction. Do not submit Form 2555 by itself.

How do I report foreign income without a 1099 or w2?

Report your income on Form 1040. Include your foreign income on your annual US tax return (Form 1040), even if it is excluded from taxation or you claim a credit for foreign taxes paid.

How does the IRS know about foreign income?

If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien, you report your foreign income on your tax return where you normally report your U.S. income. That is, on line 1 of IRS Form 1040.

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How do you fill out foreign income?

If you earned foreign income abroad, you report it to the U.S. on IRS Form 1040. In addition, you may also have to file a few other international tax forms relating to foreign earnings, like your FBAR (FinCEN Form 114) and FATCA Form 8938.

How much foreign income is tax free in the USA?

The maximum foreign earned income exclusion amount is adjusted annually for inflation. For tax year 2023, the maximum foreign earned income exclusion is the lesser of the foreign income earned or $120,000 per qualifying person. For tax year 2024, the maximum exclusion is $126,500 per person.

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