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  • Mar 17, 2011, 10:05 AM
    ConfusedSteve
    Couple arrived in July 2010, can we both use the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?
    I am a US Citizen, I returned to the US after 15 years in the UK in summer 2010.

    My wife moved here with me. She isn't a US citizen. We would like to file a joint US tax return for 2010. We both have UK earnings up to June.

    If we choose for her to be treated as a resident alien for tax year 2010 can we both claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion for our UK earnings?

    Thanks very much in advance for any guidance.
  • Apr 25, 2011, 10:40 AM
    AtlantaTaxExpert
    If you filed U.S. tax returns in 2009 and earlier, claiming the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, then, yes, you can claim the exclusion on a pro-rated basis for 2010.

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