OMB No. 1545-0067

Form 2555 Foreign Earned Income

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

© See separate instructions. © Attach to front of Form 1040. Attachment

Sequence No. 34

For Use by U. S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Only

Name shown on Form 1040 Your social security number

Foreign address (including country) Your occupation

Name of employer ©

Employer’s U.S. ©

address Foreign ©

Employer is (check

any that apply)

A foreign entity A U.S. company

Other (specify) ©

Self

A foreign affiliate of a U.S. company

Enter earlier years (after 1981) that you filed Form 2555 to claim either of the exclusions ©

If you chose to claim an exclusion in an earlier year (after 1981), have you revoked your choice? Yes No

If “Yes,” give the type of exclusion and the tax year for which the revocation was effective ©

Bona fide residence test (Part I) Are you a 

U.S. citizen?

Did you maintain a separate foreign residence for your family because of adverse living conditions at your

tax home? (See Second Foreign Household on page 3 of the instructions.)

If “Yes,” give city and country of the separate foreign residence. Also, show the number of days during your tax year that you

maintained a second household at that address ©

List your tax home(s) during your tax year and date(s) established ©

Complete either Part I or Part II. If an item does not apply, write “NA.” If you do not provide the

information asked for, any exclusion or deduction you claim may be disallowed.

Taxpayers Qualifying Under Bona Fide Residence Test (See instructions.)

1 Date bona fide residence began , ended

2 Kind of living quarters in foreign country © Purchased house Rented house or apartment Rented room

Quarters furnished by employer

3 Did any of your family live with you abroad during any part of the tax year?

If “Yes,” who and for what period? ©

Have you submitted a statement to the authorities of the foreign country where you claim bona fide residence

that you are not a resident of that country? (See instructions.)

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b Are you required to pay income tax to the country where you claim bona fide residence? (See instructions.)

If the answer is “Yes” to 4a and “No” to 4b, you do not qualify as a bona fide resident. Do not complete the rest of Part I.

Complete the following for days present in the United States or its possessions during the tax year. (Do not include the income

from column (d) below in Part III, but report it on Form 1040.)

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(d) Income earned in

U.S. on business

(attach computation)

(c) Number of

days in U.S.

on business

(d) Income earned in

U.S. on business

(attach computation)

(c) Number of

days in U.S.

on business

(b) Date left

U.S.

(a) Date

arrived in U.S.

(b) Date left

U.S.

(a) Date

arrived in U.S.

6a State any contractual terms or other conditions relating to the length of your employment abroad ©

b State the type of visa under which you entered the foreign country ©

c Did your visa limit the length of your stay or employment in a foreign country?

If “Yes,” attach explanation.

d Did you maintain a home in the United States while living abroad?

If “Yes,” show address of your home, whether it was rented, and the names and relationships of the occupants ©

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 1 of separate instructions. Cat. No. 11900P Form 2555 (1991)

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

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Test under which you qualify to claim 

the exclusion(s) and/or deduction ©

Part I

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D

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BA

Physical presence test (Part II)
Form 2555 (1991) Page 2

Taxpayers Qualifying Under Physical Presence Test (See instructions.)

7 The physical presence test is based on the 12-month period from through 

8 Enter your principal country of employment during your tax year ©

Enter all travel abroad during the 12-month period shown on line 7. Exclude travel between foreign countries that did not

involve travel on, or over, international waters, or in, or over, the United States, for 24 hours or more. If the last entry is an

arrival in a foreign country, enter the number of full days to the end of the 12-month period. If you have no travel to report

during the period, write in the schedule below that you were physically present in a foreign country or countries during the

entire 12-month period. (Do not include the income from column (f) below in Part III, but report it on Form 1040.)

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(f) Income earned in U.S.

on business (attach

computation)

(e) Number of

days in U.S.

on business

(d) Full days

present in

country

(a) Name of country

(including U.S.) (b) Date arrived (c) Date left

All Taxpayers

Note: On lines 10 through 14 enter all income, including noncash income, that you earned and actually or constructively received

during your 1991 tax year for services you performed in a foreign country. If any of the foreign earned income received this

tax year was earned in a prior tax year, or will be earned in a later tax year (such as a bonus), see the instructions. Do not

include income from line 5, column (d), or line 9, column (f). Report amounts in U.S. dollars, using the exchange rates in

effect when you actually or constructively received the income.

If you are a cash basis taxpayer, report on Form 1040 all income you received during 1991, no matter when you

performed the service.

Amount 1991 Foreign Earned Income (in U.S. dollars)

10 Total wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, etc. 10

11 Allowable share of income for personal services performed (see instructions):

a In a business (including farming) or profession 11a

b In a partnership (give name, address, and nature of income) ©

11b

12 Noncash income (market value of property or facilities furnished by employer—attach statement

showing how it was determined):

a Home (lodging) 12a

b Meals 12b

c Car 12c

d Other property or facilities (specify) © 

12d

13 Allowances, reimbursements, or expenses paid on your behalf for services you performed:

a Cost of living and overseas differential 13a

b Family 13b

c Education 13c

d Home leave 13d

e Quarters 13e

f For any other purpose (specify) ©

13f

g Add lines 13a through 13f 13g

14 Other foreign earned income (specify) ©

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15 Add lines 10 through 12d, line 13g, and line 14 15

16 Total amount of meals and lodging included on line 15 that is excludable. (See instructions.) 16

17 Subtract line 16 from line 15. This is your foreign earned income © 17

Go to page 3. Complete Part IV next if you choose to claim the housing exclusion or are claiming the housing

deduction. Otherwise, skip to Part V.

Part II

Part III
Form 2555 (1991) Page 3

For Taxpayers Claiming the Housing Exclusion AND/OR Deduction

18 Qualified housing expenses for the tax year. (See instructions.) 18

Number of days in your qualifying period that fall within your 1991 tax year.

(See instructions.)

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20 Multiply $22.07 by the number of days on line 19. Enter the result, but do not enter more than $8,055.00 20

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Subtract line 20 from line 18. (If the result is zero or less, do not complete the rest of Part IV or any

of Part VII.)

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22 Enter employer-provided amounts (see instructions) 22

23 Enter the amount from line 17 23

Divide line 22 by line 23 and enter the result as a decimal (to two places). Do not enter more than

"1.00"

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Housing exclusion. Multiply line 21 by the decimal amount on line 24. Enter the result, but do not

enter more than the amount on line 22. Also enter this amount on line 35 ©

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Note: If the amount on line 21 is more than the amount on line 25, complete line 26. Otherwise, skip to Part V if you choose to

claim the foreign earned income exclusion.

Subtract line 25 from line 21. Enter the result here and on line 40. (Complete Parts V and VI before

Part VII if you choose to claim the foreign earned income exclusion.) ©

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For Taxpayers Claiming the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Maximum foreign earned income exclusion 27 $70,000 00 27

Number of days in your qualifying period that fall within your 1991 tax year.

(See instructions for line 19.)

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28

Divide the number of days on line 28 by the number of days in your 1991 tax year (usually 365) and

enter the result as a decimal (to two places)

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30 Multiply the amount on line 27 by the decimal amount on line 29 30

31 Enter the amount from line 17 31

32 Enter the amount from line 25 32

33 Subtract line 32 from line 31 33

34 Foreign earned income exclusion. Compare the amounts on lines 30 and 33. Enter the smaller of

the two amounts here and on line 36 © 34

For Taxpayers Claiming the Housing Exclusion, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, or Both

35 Housing exclusion from line 25 35

36 Foreign earned income exclusion from line 34 36

37 Add lines 35 and 36 37

Deductions allowed in figuring your adjusted gross income (Form 1040, line 31) that are allocable to

the excluded income. (See instructions and attach computation.)

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Subtract line 38 from line 37. Enter the result here and in parentheses on Form 1040, line 22. Next

to the amount write “Exclusion(s) from Form 2555.” On Form 1040 subtract the amount from your

income to arrive at total income on Form 1040, line 23 ©

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For Taxpayers Claiming the Housing Deduction

Note: Complete this part only if (1) you entered an amount on line 26, and (2) the amount on line 17 is more than the amount on line 37.

40 Enter the amount from line 26 40

41 Enter the amount from line 17 41

42 Enter the amount from line 37 42

43 Subtract line 42 from line 41 43

44 Compare the amounts on lines 40 and 43. Enter the smaller of the two amounts here 44

Note: If the amount on line 43 is more than the amount on line 44 and you could not deduct all of your 1990 housing deduction

because of the 1990 limitation, complete the worksheet on page 4 of the instructions to figure how much of your 1990

housing deduction may be carried over to 1991. Otherwise, enter –0– on line 45.

45 Housing deduction carryover from 1990 (from worksheet on page 4 of the instructions) 45

46 Housing deduction. Add lines 44 and 45. Enter the total here and on Form 1040 to the left of line 30. Next to the

amount on Form 1040 write “Deduction from Form 2555.” Add it to the total adjustments reported on that line © 46

Part VI

Part VII

Part V

Part IV

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