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There are additional requirements when filing income tax returns for US expats.
Income from worldwide sources must be reported on US expats taxes, including the type and location of income, the country in which it was earned and whether that income is in the form of dividends, interest or capital gains.
Certain types of income must also be reported differently by a taxpayer who is living abroad. U.S. citizens who have living abroad are required to report all foreign assets on their tax return if they have an annual aggregate total value of $200,000 or more at any time during that year as well as certain foreign bank accounts with balances over $10,000. If a U.S. citizen taxpayer is not living in the United States he or she is required to report certain foreign assets on his or her U.S. income tax return. The types of assets that must be reported differently are:
If an individual has a dependent (such as their child, parent or spouse) who lives abroad and earns $10,000 or more in income during the tax year, this income must be reported on their tax return. Foreign earned income exclusion and foreign housing exclusion – taxpayers who qualify under either of these provisions are allowed to exclude specific amounts from their gross income before calculating their US expat taxes .
Income from worldwide sources must be reported on US expats taxes, including the type and location of income, the country in which it was earned and whether that income is in the form of dividends, interest or capital gains.
Certain types of income must also be reported differently by a taxpayer who is living abroad. U.S. citizens who have living abroad are required to report all foreign assets on their tax return if they have an annual aggregate total value of $200,000 or more at any time during that year as well as certain foreign bank accounts with balances over $10,000. If a U.S. citizen taxpayer is not living in the United States he or she is required to report certain foreign assets on his or her U.S. income tax return. The types of assets that must be reported differently are:
If an individual has a dependent (such as their child, parent or spouse) who lives abroad and earns $10,000 or more in income during the tax year, this income must be reported on their tax return. Foreign earned income exclusion and foreign housing exclusion – taxpayers who qualify under either of these provisions are allowed to exclude specific amounts from their gross income before calculating their US expat taxes .
