man I’m not going to read all that garbage. the fact is, your tax professional who didn’t know about the 2555 was an utter hack. someone else mentioning it to you is fortuitous for yourself, but its not the secret sacred hack you think it is. it’s understood by everyone else I know that lives outside the US. if you were paying taxes on your income to the US under 125k its because you hired an incompetent to help you with your taxes, or can’t read.

you’re honestly a strange person.

so, ive lived outside of the US for over 15 years and have filed taxes where i live and back in the US, where I file the 1040 and the 2555, because you have to. You don’t only fill out the 2555. I know a bunch of americans here and never once have I heard of the 2555 called a “FEIE Form” the way you’re describing it.

You said “you don’t pay tax on the first approx 125k”, and I pointed out that you absolutely do pay tax, just not to the US, you pay to the government in the country where you’re living. its not tax free, its just to the government of Australia or wherever you live instead of the US.

I also mentioned that people will pay tax on earned income under that 125k if youre in the states over 35 days, but that its prorated, so its not that you pay 100% of taxes all of a sudden, it’s what you would pay divided by 330 (if you were one day over, or 329 if you were over by two days, etc.)

just trying to expand and clarify on your post. apparently its your area of complete expertise and anyone saying anything is just googling shit to bask in the glory of your genius, though. stay cool

you know, it’s clear that you’re trying to be helpful to folks, but you come off like an asshole. just an fyi!

yeah ok the 2555 is the FEIE you mentioned.

its important to note that if youre within the US for more than that 35 day exemption, you start to pay taxes pro-rata.

I think you agreed with what I said just using different words about paying taxes where you do live- yes, you pay them directly to the government where you are domicle.

pretty sure you have to fill out the 2555 as well bro

you also have to pay tax where you are domicile, aka where you live

wow

wow

i was just talking about goldfish two days ago

no way, cool

if you use sweethome and only look at the top view its as good as a 2d application.

I feel like youre just being fussy here man

up the irons

can confirm

I actually remind myself this is the worst moment of the day. It gets better and better.

I wake up with rather dark, pessimistic thoughts. They tend to fade toward mid-day.

So, again, I say “this is the literal worst moment of the entire day” (Its very rarely not true)

it was utterly macabre

I was horrified when in Germany and the pizza delivery person came into the house and cut it with a pizza cutter in the open box on the table

it was not, go on

I have a laserjet 1020 and its absolutely flawless

its all of Shrek

das it mayne

getting from my house to my office on my old road bike used to take 45 mins and I’d be sweaty when I got there, and the idea of 45 mins uphill after work used to make me wanna off myself. Since I got an e-assist its 25 mins and I’m like lah de dah meep meep