amending my taxes

Posted by msnglnk (450 days ago)

it has been brought to my attention that i have been filing my US taxes all wrong.

i have been living (and working) in china for years. and i have been filing my US taxes using the best method i am aware of.

check it out; i have living (and working) here since 2004. my employers "assured me" i was paying local taxes but i was not given (or received) any "legal" affirmation of this.

so every year i file my US taxes using a method i am familiar with. meaning; i complete the 1040ez with a "special" input. meaning; i fill in line 1 (gross income) with the minimum amount in order to receive the "maximum EIC". and i writ in the amount of line 1 to the immediate left of the line.

anyhow, i have been informed tha i am "screwing myself" by doing this and i may be entitled to a lot more in irs credit.

if you are a "US individual tax return" pro...i want to hear from you.

(I am based in Shanghai)

Posted by jwm (447 days ago)

Go to the IRS web site, they have forms and instructions.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by msnglnk (446 days ago)

i did contact a "tax pro". and the $80,000 you speak of is not a credit for income earners abroad. but it is a "tax break" or "exemption" one can claim on his/her income earned abroad.

(I am based in Shanghai)