HR 13488 · 95th Congress · Taxation
Foreign Earned Income Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1978-09-28)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1978-09-25
Yea 282Nay 94
PassedHouse · 1978-09-25
Yea 282Nay 94
Plain Language Summary
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Foreign Earned Income Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax exclusion for income earned outside the United States to such income as is earned in a "qualified foreign country." Defines "qualified foreign country." Limits the amount of excludable income to $20,000 for United States citizens who establish bona fide residency in a qualified foreign country for at least one taxable year and for United States citizens or resident aliens who work in such a country during a period of 18 consecutive months. Limits the excludable amount to $25,000 for United States citizens who establish bona fide residency in a qualified foreign country for an uninterrupted period of three consecutive years. Treats presence on certain North Sea equipment used in exploring natural resources as presence in a qualified foreign country. Repeals the requirement that income earned outside the United States must be received in the country in which it is earned. Allows a tax deduction for United States citizens or residents working abroad for the sum of the qualified cost-of-living differential (difference between the cost-of-living in a particular foreign country and the Washington metropolitan a…
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Cosponsors (19)
7 Democrats12 Republicans