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I work for an American company but live and pay taxes abroad. I filed my 2021 taxes (w-2 employee) without taking advantage of the foreign income deduction (ex. I put a US mailing address as my physical address).

Can I amend my taxes to use the deduction? If so how?

I used the deduction in 2020, and want to use it in 2022. I definitely qualify. I just made some errors in the 2021 filing.

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You can most definitely amend your tax return to make a FEIE election. See the IRS site on this:

Your initial choice of the exclusion(s) on Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, generally must be made with:

  • a timely filed return (including any extensions),
  • a return amending a timely filed return, or
  • a late-filed return filed within 1 year from the original due date of the return (determined without regard to any extensions).
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