This episode covers the foreign earned income exclusion, which allows you to make up to about $100,000 per year from working without paying any US income tax.

After this episode, you'll know all about:

• What exactly "foreign earned income" is, and why it's OK to work for a US employer;
• How the "tax home test" works, and why it doesn't require you to pay tax outside the US.

Articles that discuss topics touched on in this episode:

• Tax and Finance for Digital Nomads
• 9 Tax To-Dos for the New Expat
• Reduce or Eliminate your US Tax Bill with the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

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Welcome to the very first episode of the podcast, and thanks for jumping in on the ground floor.  

This episode first covers some general goals/features of the podcast as a whole, and then I discuss my background a bit.  We then dive right into the basics of US tax for Americans living abroad.

After this episode, you'll know all about:

• The emotional/psychological effects of Chicago weather;
• The behavior modification effects of my wife in a bikini; and
• What expat tax has in common with camels and aggressive trinket peddlers.

Articles that discuss topics touched on in this episode:

• Are You Looking for Advice in All the Wrong Places?
• How to Structure your Non-US Business or Profession

Send me your thoughts on this episode (and any questions you'd like covered on a future episode) by clicking here.