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    Mar 15, 2011, 10:11 AM
    Foreign Tax Exclusion
    I am filing a Foreign Tax Exclusion (Form 2555). Do I figure my tax on the amount on line 43 or do I have to figure it using the worksheet for line 44?
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    Mar 26, 2011, 07:41 AM
    Neither; these lines are used for the Housing Exclusion calculation.

    The amout excluded is calculated in Part VII. The actual tax is calculated on Form 1040.

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    Mar 26, 2011, 01:13 PM
    I either have to figure my tax on the amount on line 43 as everyone else does, or use worksheet 44 to do it. I do not have a Foreign Housing Exclusion just Foreign Income as I am a US Citizen and live and work on a US Military Installation so housing is provided.
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    Mar 27, 2011, 01:17 PM
    You missed my point.

    You do NOT calculate the tax on Form 2555; you calculate the EXCLUSION in Part VII, Lines #37 - #42. The amount excluded is then transferred to Line #21 of Form 1040 as a NEGATIVE number.
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