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Combat-zone contract workers qualify for foreign earned income exclusion
IR-2018-173, Aug. 24, 2018
WASHINGTON — Certain U.S. citizens or resident aliens, specifically contractors or employees of contractors supporting the U.S. Armed Forces in designated combat zones, may now qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, enacted in February, changed the tax home requirement for eligible taxpayers, enabling them to claim the foreign earned income exclusion even if their “abode" is in the United States. The new law applies for tax year 2018 and subsequent years. Read full article.