Hello. I have a question about how to file U.S. taxes in a way that will give me the most benefit in my situation. Here are the details: 1. I'm a U.S. citizen, living in Japan. 2. I made less than the maximum allowed for the foreign income exclusion for each year I want to file. 3. I...

I'm a U.S. citizen. I work outside the U.S. and qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. I'm going to marry a foreigner in my workplace. I read that I can file a joint return only if we elect to be taxed on our worldwide income. My question is that after filing a joint return, are we still...

I am a US Citizen that is employed and earns income in a foreign country. I am completing my taxes and think I screwed up as Turbo tax says I owe a large amount due to some triggering of the AMT. I have a pretty simple life and limited investment income, so the question boils down to this: ...

I am using Turbo Tax for tax planning. I wanted to see how the foreign income is treated, so I put the following scenario: Ordinary US income of $10,000 and foreign income of $4,000 I see that Turbo Tax calculates AGI as $6,000. I thought "foreign income exclusion" means that you don't pay...

I have been researching this question on the net and on the IRS website but still am answer-less: - I am a US citizen residing all year in Switzerland - My wife is a non-US citizen and non-US-resident - Do I need to include her foreign earned income in our Married Jointly Federal tax filing?...