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confusionsays
Jan 7, 2009, 04:40 PM
I am a US citizen who has lived in London for over a year. I need to fill out a FAFSA for federal student aid back in the states, but before I can do this accurately, I need to do my taxes. So here are my questions:

1. How does a US ex pat pay taxes from the UK? I know I need a foreign Tax credit from but I would imagine I need payslips to prove income earned. Does the UK provide a kind of W2 forms like in the states? I was a student last year and did not earning any income so this was avoided slightly.

2. Where can I find a Foreign Tax credit form?

Advice? Life savers? Buoys?

MukatA
Jan 8, 2009, 01:57 AM
You must file your U.S. tax return. You do not need W2. You will need payslips or bank statements only when IRS has a question.

You will claim credit for taxes paid in the foreign country by filing Form 1116. Read: Your U.S. Tax Return: U.S. Citizen or Resident with Foreign Income (http://taxipay.blogspot.com/2008/03/us-citizen-or-resident-with-foreign.html)

IntlTax
Jan 9, 2009, 06:50 AM
You can find Form 1116 at
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1116.pdf

And the instructions at
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1116.pdf

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Jan 12, 2009, 12:52 PM
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