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Most returns from abroad are not wrong because of arithmetic. They are wrong because one election, one form or one day-count was missed.
The foreign housing exclusion on employer-provided housing is routinely missed. Dependent-tuition benefits are compensation and get misreported. A mid-year school move can break the 330-day physical presence test.
For teachersThe Foreign Earned Income Exclusion removes income tax. It does not remove the 15.3% self-employment tax. Support raised as a self-employed minister is SECA income, and a totalization agreement rarely covers it.
For ministry workersYou are almost certainly non-willful. The Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures waive the penalties: three returns, six FBARs, Form 14653. Most people in this position owe nothing once the return is prepared correctly.
For catch-up filersHigh income, no local income tax, and usually no US tax treaty and no totalization agreement. Above the exclusion there is no foreign tax credit to fall back on, so the housing exclusion and the timing of the move decide the number.
For professionals abroadThese are the prices. If your situation needs something outside them, you'll get the number before any work starts — not after. And an FBAR can always be filed free through FinCEN's own system; what you're paying for here is the review of whether it's the only thing you're missing.
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Yes. US citizens and green-card holders file a federal return on worldwide income, wherever they live. For tax year 2025 the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is $130,000. Returns from abroad are due 15 June under the automatic extension, and 15 October if Form 4868 is filed. Foreign accounts may also require an FBAR.
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An IRS Enrolled Agent working only on US tax for Americans living abroad. I prepare and sign every return myself — 17 years in practice, 12 of them as an Enrolled Agent.
