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wife and her taxes hlp
« on: April 24, 2012, 10:46:53 AM »
hi guys,USC wife now living in UK since May 2010 on settlement visa,did not start work until january 2011,she isnt sure what to do about her US taxes,i cannot help because i dont know what forms she needs to be filling in,can anyone point us in the right direction please and say what forms and where she gets them from...thanks
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Re: wife and her taxes hlp
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2012, 12:37:31 PM »
Your wife has the same US tax filing obligations as when she was living in the US. She can exclude $95.1k of foreign earned income from her US taxes, use form 2555, or use UK tax paid as a credit towards her US taxes, form 1116.

You should look at the IRS website for more information

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/index.html


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