About Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income. If you qualify, you can use this form to figure your foreign earned income exclusion and your housing exclusion or deduction. You cannot exclude or deduct more than your foreign earned income for the year.

Do you have to use Form 2555 for 2019?

Form 2555-EZ. Beginning with tax year 2019, all taxpayers will be required to use the Form 2555 to claim the foreign earned income exclusion. The Form 2555-EZ will no longer be available to make the election to exclude foreign earned income and the foreign housing cost amount. Exclusion amount.

How to claim the foreign earned income exclusion?

IRS Form 2555 is used to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE). If eligible, you can also use Form 2555 to request the Foreign Housing Exclusion or Deduction. These two exclusions help US expats capitalize on huge tax savings when working abroad. You can exclude up to over $100,000 foreign earned income from US income taxes.

What does FEIE stand for in IRS Form 2555?

The foreign earned income exclusion, or FEIE, is one of the tax breaks available for US expats to eliminate or reduce any US tax liability on income earned from living and working abroad. This article gives you an overview of what the FEIE is, who can claim it, and how you can claim it through IRS Form 2555.

When do I need to file Form 2555?

Who needs to file Form 2555? You need to file IRS form 2555 if you want to claim the foreign earned income exclusion. You can claim an exclusion for income you earned abroad if you qualify under the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test and if you have a foreign tax home.

When does interest accrue on Form 2555?

Do note, however, that if you owe any tax after taking the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion with IRS Form 2555, it will start accruing interest starting on April 15. *Note the normal filing deadline for tax year 2020 for all individuals has been delayed to May 17, 2021. However, the deadline for citizens abroad is still June 15.

What’s the new form for foreign earned income?

What’s New Form 2555-EZ. Beginning with tax year 2019, all taxpayers will be required to use the Form 2555 to claim the foreign earned income exclusion. The Form 2555-EZ will no longer be available to make the election to exclude foreign earned income and the foreign housing cost amount. Exclusion amount.