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Americans Abroad, Digital Nomads And The IRC 911 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

The discussion:

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion | Ultimate Question and Answer Session with @Expatriationlaw @Keith__Redmond and @IRS_Medic https://t.co/S0LHT0Pe2a via @YouTube

— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) September 19, 2023

The history of the FEIE:

Introducing The IRC 911 "Foreign Earned Income Exclusion" and Form 2555: They have a long and controversial history. The #FEIE was designed to help "corporate America" and their workers employed abroad. The history and controversy is explored here … https://t.co/ReMFkM0Vtf

— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) September 19, 2023

The slides are here …

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Version 2

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The S. 911 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion: It’s origins, journey, opportunities and limitations

This 1981 article on the S. 911 FEIE explains the purpose was to make it less expensive for US corps to hire US citizens. It was NOT motivated by any desire to help #Americansabroad. "THE FOREIGN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION: REINVENTING THE WHEEL" on JSTOR https://t.co/QBSz1f84NS

— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) May 12, 2020

I recently participated in a podcast discussing both the opportunities and limitations associated with the Section 911 FEIE (“Foreign Earned Income Exclusion”). It is short and explains why the FEIE is not the answer to the problems experienced by Americans abroad. You can listen to it here:

https://prep.podbean.com/e/us-taxation-of-americans-abroad-do-the-foreign-tax-credit-rules-work-sometimes-yes-and-sometimes-no/

The podcast was the subject of a post at American Expat Finance. That post prompted me to explore more deeply, the origins of the FEIE. When was it enacted? What was it designed to do? I found a fantastic article that I thought I would/should share.

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How #digitalnomads use the #FEIE and rules of @taxresidency to avoid paying income tax anywhere

Great post on FEIE. Interesting that #digitalnomads have not objected to @ACAVoice proposal to abolish Foreign Earned Income Exclusion https://t.co/49CHkqqbi7

— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) March 26, 2017

The above tweet references a post by Virginia La Torre Jeker describing the “Foreign Earned Income Exclusion” found in Internal Revenue Code S. 911. Her description of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion includes:
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