John Lawrence Bailey is employed in Country T by American Conglomerate Corporation. Bailey has resided with his
Question:
John Lawrence Bailey is employed in Country T by American Conglomerate Corporation. Bailey has resided with his wife and three children in Country T for seven years. He made one five-day business trip back to the United States in the current year, and $2,000 of his salary (but none of the allowances) is allocable to the U.S. business trip. Bailey reports the following tax-related information for the current year:
Income:
Base salary ......................................................................................................$100,000
Overseas premium in addition to base salary ................................................15,000
Cost-of-living allowance .....................................................................................37,500
Housing allowance ..............................................................................................30,000
Education allowance ...........................................................................................16,000
Home leave travel allowance .............................................................................11,000
Income tax reimbursement from employer for preceding tax year .............25,000
Expenditures:
Tuition at U.S. school ...........................................................................................12,000
Housing expenses (rental of home and related expenses) ............................32,500
Itemized deductions (including $4,000 of unreimbursed employee
expenses) ..............................................................................................................10,000
Foreign income taxes ..........................................................................................12,000
Complete a 2016 Form 2555 for the Baileys’ current tax year. Assume Mr. Bailey established foreign residency in 2012, and all prior tax returns were filed with a Form 2555 claiming that Mr. Bailey was a bona fide foreign resident.
Step by Step Answer:
Federal Taxation 2018 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts
ISBN: 9780134550923
31st Edition
Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson