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		tired of LA
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Filing US Taxes | 
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				| So I just filled out the tax forms and I had a question to people who have filed their taxes themselves.  I filled out the 1040 and 2555 EZ. My question is, on the 1040, is practically everything supposed to zero?  The only parts that did not have a zero was where I put my income, and then the exclusion.  Other than that, I put a zero for everything and I'm wondering if I did it right. | 
			 
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		Kikomom
 
  
  Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK.  You can call me Kiko
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				 Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 4:30 am    Post subject:  | 
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				If you had no W-2's, zero is right.  Make sure you put the exclusion in parentheses on Line 21:
 
 
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	  | 18.  Foreign earned income exclusion. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 here and in parentheses on Form 1040, line 21. Next to the amount enter �2555-EZ.� On Form 1040, subtract this amount from your income to arrive at total income on Form 1040, line 22 � | 
	 
 
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