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About Form 2555, Foreign Earned IncomeInformation about Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file.
Form 2555
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PDF version of Form 2555.
Instructions for Form 2555
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Instructions explaining how to file Form 2555.
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Reporting foreign income and filing a tax return when living abroad
Tax Tip 2023-36, March 21, 2023 — U.S. citizen and resident aliens living abroad should know their tax obligations. Their worldwide income -- including wages, unearned income and tips -- is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where they live or where they earn their income.
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Tax Time Guide: Taxpayers should report digital asset transactions, gig economy income, foreign source income and assets
IR-2024-63, March 6, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers they’re generally required to report all earned income on their tax return, including income earned from digital asset transactions, the gig economy and service industry as well as income from foreign sources.
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Persons employed by a foreign person
Remuneration for services paid to the employee who is a United States citizen or resident alien who performs services outside the United States for a foreign person are wages for U.S. federal income tax withholding purposes.
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Nonresidents
Tax Time Guide: IRS reminds taxpayers to report gig economy income, virtual currency transactions, foreign source income and assets
IR-2022-45, March 1, 2022 — The IRS reminds taxpayers of their reporting and potential tax obligations from working in the gig economy, making virtual currency transactions, earning foreign-source income or holding certain foreign assets.
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SOI Tax Stats Foreign Recipients of U.S. Income Study Metadata
SOI Tax Stats - Foreign Recipients of U.S. Income Study Metadata
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About Form 1120-F, U.S. Income Tax Return of a Foreign Corporation
Information about Form 1120-F, U.S. Income Tax Return of a Foreign Corporation, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. A foreign corporation files this form to report their income, gains, losses, deductions, credits, and to figure their U.S. income tax liability.
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Foreign taxes that qualify for the Foreign Tax Credit
Outlines the four criteria that must be met for foreign taxes to qualify for the tax credit.
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Nonresidents
SOI tax stats - Corporate foreign tax credit statistics
Provides data on foreign income and taxes reported by U.S. corporations claiming foreign tax credits. These credits are claimed to reduce or eliminate the double taxation of income earned overseas. Data are taken from Form 1118.
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IRS, national partners launch EITC Awareness Day on 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit
IR-2025-20, Jan. 31, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with the launch of this year’s EITC Awareness Day campaign.
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Alien liability for Social Security and Medicare taxes of foreign teachers, foreign researchers and other foreign professionals
In general aliens performing services in the United States as employees are liable for U.S. Social Security and Medicare taxes.
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Nonresidents