What I did for 2020: - spend 330+ days per year outside the USA - specify that I had foreign earned income (based on the physical presence test) - specified

What I did for 2020: - spend 330+ days per year outside the USA - specify that I had foreign earned income (based on the physical presence test) - specified the foreign address at which I stayed the longest - claimed foreign earned income exclusion Before I did any of the above, I paid an expat tax specialist $250 and asked a bunch of questions about how the FEIE works. Worth every penny.