Making sure I am doing this right! - Filing US Fed and State tax

Hi all,
My first time filing taxes in the US since living in the UK outright!
My 2007 taxes were a different beast since was living in the US up until end of Dec.
Now I am starting on my 2008 taxes and haven't any income in the US.
I believe all I do is fill out 1040 (do I put anything under income or is that US income only?)
and also 2555 (what does bona fide residence mean?)
and send them to the IRS (can I do this online)
and then since I'm still considered a VA domicile resident (groan) fill out that form (again do I claim my UK wages or are they just asking about US earnings?)
The only earnings I have are interest from my US bank accounts. I figure this shouldn't be too difficult but let me know if you're an expert on this subject and/or what anyone else has done (and I'm single - well engaged but single for lack of intensive purposes)!
Thanks in advance x

Also if I make less than $87,600 USD do I have to file at all?

Yes you need to report it.  I couldn't file online because my spouse is an NRA without a ITIN (or whatever it is). 

I don't need to file in PA, hooray, but it only asks about income earned in the state.  I am not sure about VA, sorry.

Yes you have to file a Federal return reporting worldwide income - whether or not taxable by the UK; you may also need to file TD F 90-22.1 to disclose foreign bank accounts, debit cards etc.

Virginia is a State where residence equals domicile, so unless you have abandoned your VA domicile you are required to file in VA and doubtless pay tax to thta State on worldwide income.

ah the plot thickens! is that only if my bank accounts total over $10K? Does that include savings?
Also re: Va domicile resident - I rented and then lived with my parents before I moved so I don't have any sort of property there, or address my name is associated with (aside from my parents place). Do i still have to file as a resident then? I figure that would make me a nonresident - I don't have any money in any VA banks either (just the likes of Charles Schwab)
Thanks

ah the plot thickens! is that only if my bank accounts total over $10K? Does that include savings?
Also re: Va domicile resident - I rented and then lived with my parents before I moved so I don't have any sort of property there, or address my name is associated with (aside from my parents place). Do i still have to file as a resident then? I figure that would make me a nonresident - I don't have any money in any VA banks either (just the likes of Charles Schwab)
Thanks

If at any point your aggregate balance exceeded that $10,000 limit than yes you report accounts, UK personal pensions, debit cards, oyster cards, etc etc

Where are registered to vote, where is your drivers license? Are they VA?

If at any point your aggregate balance exceeded that $10,000 limit than yes you report accounts, UK personal pensions, debit cards, oyster cards, etc etc

Sorry to disrupt this thread, but just a quick question for guya: do you have to declare all accounts to the Treasury? I was under the impression that you only need to declare the account that went over $10,000. We accidentally let our joint checking account go over at one point over the summer...does this mean I have to declare all of my accounts? (which would otherwise be a couple of bank accounts with close to $0 in them and my credit cards). If so, I'm even more annoyed with myself. Not a huge deal, I guess, but I just don't like the idea of this form, and have tried to avoid having to file it at all cost.

Kate - penalties for failure to file or filing an incorrect form are equal to 50% of the balance of each account for each year - the instructions are horrid I agree but they do indeed require reporting of all accounts in the circumstances you describe in my humble opinion!

Ok this 1040 is confusing me. Do I get taxed twice on foreign earnings or something? It seems like it when I am doing this worksheet - it looks as though I am adding my earnings twice on the Foreign Earned Income Tax worksheet. Am i doing something wrong?