"PeterL" <po.ning[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ca88edbe-29a7-44d6-8ace-cfc0b63da75d[at]d2g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
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I don't see any reason why the foreign employer has to be (or should be)
identified. If the IRS wants to know, let them ask for it.

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and the IRS never asked, nor did they ask about my conversions of AU$ to
USD.

No explanation is needed.

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On Apr 14, 7:33*am, leewa10_at_hotmail_dot_...[at]foo.com (leebop) wrote:
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My son has the same situation. I am doing his taxes and just write in
the total income with payer name and address (foreign). If you are a
full time foreign resident, you can claim the foreign earned income
exclusion regardless of whether you have documentation or not.

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leebop <leewa10_at_hotmail_dot_com[at]foo.com> wrote:

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It reenforces my belief in the integrity of people when
someone asks how to declare undocumented income.

The correctanswer depends on from where these wages came
and what you did to earn them. They most likely belong
on Schedule C and, if so, you have to pay self-employment
taxes. There are some narrow exceptions, but it would be
easier to respond if you would explain what did to earn
the income.

As for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, you MUST:
1. live and work abroad,
2. have a tax home in a foreign country, and
3. meet either the bona fide residence test or the
physical presence test.

Thus, taxpayers residing in the United States are not
eligible for the exclusion.

Dick

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Hello, I have foreign earned income that isn't on a W-2 (or any kind of
document). For various reasons, it may be less costly to report it and
pay income tax than to claim the foreign earned income exclusion. Since
there is no documentation for the income, do I just write it on Line 7
form 1040, or do I need to also attach an explanation of where these wages
came from/how the total was figured, etc? Thanks.
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