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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2020, 06:33:59 PM »
You're welcome. They don't make it easy for sure lol

Thanks so much!!!!!!
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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #31 on: May 02, 2020, 10:22:16 PM »
Looks like it from what I can see. I went back through mine and it shows negative number on my summary for 2555
So did you just enter a random negative number. Sorry... I’m stuck on this party as well and it isn’t very Intuitive...


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2020, 06:05:13 AM »
No, I entered my wages as the negative number.

So did you just enter a random negative number. Sorry... I’m stuck on this party as well and it isn’t very Intuitive...


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #33 on: May 06, 2020, 02:54:39 PM »
So did you just enter a random negative number. Sorry... I’m stuck on this party as well and it isn’t very Intuitive...


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #34 on: May 06, 2020, 02:55:07 PM »
No, I entered my wages as the negative number.
Thanks. I will try that


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2021, 04:20:10 PM »
Hello everyone,
Having the same exact issues filling out my taxes on H & R Block as I did a year ago and I can't remember what I did to correct it and have tried what the suggestions that were mentioned after I said I figured it out and it doesn't seem to work. Here is the same issue/question I have,
Hello,
I was wondering if someone could help with an issue I am having trying to fill out my taxes and in particular filling out form 2555.
Here is the question,
Wages and Salaries
Since you want to claim the foreign earned income exclusion, tell us about any wage income you want to exclude. This can include:
Wages
Salaries
Bonuses
Commissions

So, I enter in my wages, which I have converted to US dollars and keep getting the following error issue message.

Issue 1 of 1 The excluded wages in the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555) topic can't be more than wages in the W-2 or Foreign Wages not on a W-2 topics. Review what you entered and make sure it's accurate.

I haven't worked in the US for a few years, so don't have a W-2. Didn't fill out any information on the W-2 form on their website as I don't have one. I even deleted the W-2 form bookmark. And yet I still get keep the same message. I have done 3 chats with someone from H and R and in the end they can't figure it out and say I need to get in touch with one of their tax specialists which will cost an aditional $39.

Can anyone figure out what the actual issue is and how I may correct it. I am not being asked to fill out any other forms. Any ideas.

I wish I could remember what I did last year, but can't remember and I have spend more than an hour on this issue trying everything I can think of and still can't work it out. Thank you.


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2021, 04:37:24 PM »
You can use a substitute W2 form, 4852, to report your UK salary and that appears in the wages and salary line and is then zero’ed out with form 2555.
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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #37 on: February 10, 2021, 02:18:35 PM »
Thanks. I figured it out again this morning by going back to the foreign income section. I should probably make a note of it for next year. Think I just needed a few hours break to clear my head.


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Re: Having trouble filling out form 2555 with H and R block site.
« Reply #38 on: February 10, 2021, 03:18:41 PM »
Thanks. I figured it out again this morning by going back to the foreign income section. I should probably make a note of it for next year. Think I just needed a few hours break to clear my head.

I know exactly what you mean.  I can't count the number of times I have forgotten how to get from "here" to "there" when filling out tax returns for various issues.
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