Question

Wayne was a bona fide resident of Brazil for all of 2018 and 2019. He reports his income on the cash basis. In 2018, he was paid $88,900 for work he did in Brazil during that year. He excluded all of the $88,900 from his income in 2018. In 2019, Wayne was paid $117,300 for his work in Brazil. $18,800 was for work he did in 2018 and $98,500 was for work he did in 2019. What amount of the 2018 income received in 2019 can Wayne exclude from his 2019 income tax return?

A. $0

B. $10,900

C. $15,000

D. $18,800

Answer 1

The total permissible amount of exclusion for year 2008 is $103,900

For 2018 already excluded amount is $88,900.

The balance can be claimed for exclusion is $103,900-$88,900 = $15,000

The amount that can’t be excluded is= amount received for 2018- total permissible amount.= $(88,900+18,800)- 103,900= $3,800

Amount of the 2018 income received in 2019 can wayne exclude from his 2019 income tax return is

C.$ 15,000

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

If you meet certain requirements, you may qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion, the foreign housing exclusion, and/or the foreign housing deduction. To claim these benefits, you must have foreign earned income, your tax home must be in a foreign country, and you must be one of the following:

• A U.S. citizen who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year,
• A U.S. resident alien who is a citizen or national of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty in effect and who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year, or
• A U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident alien who is physically present in a foreign country or countries for at least 330 full days during any period of 12 consecutive months.

You can use the IRS’s Interactive Tax Assistant tool to help determine whether income earned in a foreign country is eligible to be excluded from income reported on your U.S. federal income tax return.

If you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien of the United States and you live abroad, you are taxed on your worldwide income. However, you may qualify to exclude your foreign earnings from income up to an amount that is adjusted annually for inflation ($103,900 for 2018, $105,900 for 2019, and $107,600 for 2020). In addition, you can exclude or deduct certain foreign housing amounts.