Data for the Individual Foreign-Earned Income and Foreign Tax Credit study are compiled from the following forms:
- Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income and Form 2555-EZ, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, used by taxpayers to claim the foreign-earned income exclusion, housing exclusion, and housing deduction.
- Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit, used by taxpayers to claim a credit against U.S. income tax liability for income taxes paid to a foreign jurisdiction.
- Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
Foreign Tax Credit, foreign-earned income exclusion, housing exclusion, and housing adjustments amounts are also shown in selected statistical tables within individual income tax return statistics.
Statistical tables
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| Data presented | Classified by | Tax years |
|---|---|---|
| Table 1. Individual Income Tax Returns With Form 2555: Sources of Income, Deductions, Tax Items, and Foreign-Earned Income and Exclusions, by Size of Adjusted Gross Income | Size of Adjusted Gross Income | 2021 XLSX, 2016 XLSX, 2011 XLSX, 2006 XLS, 2001 XLS, 1996 XLS, 1991 XLS |
| Table 2. Individual Income Tax Returns With Form 2555: Foreign-Earned Income, Exclusion before Deductions, Housing Exclusion, and Housing Deduction, by Country or Region | Country or Region | 2021 XLSX, 2016 XLSX, 2011 XLSX, 2006 XLS, 2001 XLS, 1996 XLS, 1991 XLS, 1987 XLS |
| Table 3. Individual Income Tax Returns With a Foreign Tax Credit or a Form 1116: Sources of Income, Deductions and Tax Items, and Foreign Income, Taxes, and Credit, by Size of Adjusted Gross Income | Size of Adjusted Gross Income | 2021 XLSX, 2016 XLSX, 2011 XLS, 2006 XLS, 2001 XLS, 1996 XLS, 1991 XLS, 1987 XLS |
| Table 4. Individual Income Tax Returns With Form 1116: Foreign-Source Income, Deductions, and Taxes, by Country or Region | Country or Region | 2021 XLSX, 2016 XLSX, 2011 XLS, 2006 XLS, 2001 XLS, 1996 XLS, 1991 XLS, 1987 XLS |
| Table 5. Individual Income Tax Returns With Form 1116: Foreign-Source Income, Deductions, and Taxes, by Type of Income | Type of Income | 2021 XLSX, 2016 XLSX, 2011 XLS, 2006 XLS, 2001 XLS, 1996 XLS, 1991 XLS |
SOI Bulletin articles
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Individual Foreign-Earned Income and Foreign Tax Credit
- Statistics of income studies of international income and taxes