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How the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Can Lower Your 2026 Taxes

06/09/2026

Woman working on her laptop, preparing to claim the foreign earned income exclusion.

Leaving the U.S. does not end your U.S. tax filing obligations. Americans abroad still have to report worldwide income, even when that income is earned and taxed in another country. The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion can reduce that burden. For the 2026 tax year, qualifying taxpayers can exclude up to $132,900 of foreign earned income […]

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