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What Is The Difference Between The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion And The Foreign Tax Credit?

I am a US Citizens living out. I am in the process of filing tax return for 2008 for foreign earned income based on IRS' publishing 54. Our earned income has already been taxed once by the country we live in.
I see that there are two ways to keep away from double taxation on your income -the foreign


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How Do I Calculate Foreign Tax Credit On Dividend Withholding?

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For taxation year 2007, I have to dossier tax returns for both U.S and Canada. I'm a Canadian but is treated as U.S resident alien for that year. I have T5 for the GIC investment takings, do you know how much I can get the U.S foreign tax credit from that income?


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Can I Include The Social Security And Medicare Tax Withheld In Foreign Tax Credit For Canada Tax Return?

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Answer: No.These are considered "payments made to get a specific right or privilege".

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/it270r 3/it270r3-e.html#P120_11968

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Foreign tax credit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gains tax systems that tax residents on worldwide income generally offer a foreign tax credit to mitigate the future for double taxation. ...

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Foreign tax credits assign US taxpayers to avoid or reduce double taxation. You may choose to take a deduction for foreign taxes paid preferably of choosing a credit. ...

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The foreign tax credit is intended to knock down the double tax burden that would ... The tax must be a legal and actual foreign tax liability, and ...

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