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Old 09-05-2007, 02:54 PM
BrassMonkey BrassMonkey is offline
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Default Re: Paying taxes overseas in lieu of paying taxes at home. .... nope.

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Berge is correct, you would need to pass residency tests, not just source of income tests to qualify for any foreign earned income exclusion.

If you stay/live in the US, forget it. You would not qualify.

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I believe that I'm set, in that I will have spent 330 out of a 365 day window out of the United States, which is what is required to pass the "residency test". I don't think that it has to be 330 out of 365 of a given tax year, either. Having said that, it probably wouldn't hurt to consult a tax professional the first time I try filing this way.
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