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    Feb 19, 2010, 02:51 PM
    Bonafide resident
    I have a question about the bonafide residence rules for purposes of claiming the foreign earned income exclusion.
    If someone moves overseas to Abu Dhabi in the summer of 2008 and then moves from Abu Dhabi to Taiwan in the summer of 2009, can they qualify for the FEI exclusion for tax year 2009? In this case, they have lived overseas for all of 2009 but have only lived in Taiwan for a portion of 2009. When I read the IRS regulations about this, I can't find anything that specifically addresses this situation. There are references to living in a foreign country or countries for an entire calendar tax year but nothing concrete from what I can tell that addresses this situation.
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    Feb 22, 2010, 01:05 AM

    This is from the instructions to Form 2555 or 2555-EZ
    "...who is physically present in a foreign country or countries, for at least 330 full days during any period of 12 months in a row."
    So it appears that you qualify. Your U.S. Tax Return: U.S. Citizen or Resident with Foreign Income
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