megame
Mar 1, 2017, 10:24 AM
I am a full time expat living outside of the US. I am currently unemployed. In 2016 I received government paid unemployment.
Is unemployment considered income under the terms required for filing form 2555 the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion? Or does unemployment simply not qualify for this exclusion?
You can assume that I meet the residency requirements, I live in a foreign country that has a tax treaty with the United States, and there was tax withholding by the government where I live on the unemployment that they paid me.
Is unemployment considered income under the terms required for filing form 2555 the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion? Or does unemployment simply not qualify for this exclusion?
You can assume that I meet the residency requirements, I live in a foreign country that has a tax treaty with the United States, and there was tax withholding by the government where I live on the unemployment that they paid me.