u/dokool

IRS nastygram, letter mailed March 26 but arrived today, how screwed am I? (FEIE/self-employment tax? related)

I was so confident that I had everything right filing online (with TaxAct which is what I used back when I had a single employer), but now that I'm self-employed I guess I goofed somewhere.

Letter says I have 30 days from date of letter (which will be... Saturday) to fax information "that supports $○○○○○ on line 20a of Form 2555" (which is where I put my gross income for the FEIE) with all required supporting forms/schedules.

I think the issue is that I didn't file the J/USA 6 form (discussed in this thread) saying that I'm exempt from self-employment tax.

I understand it will take 2-3 weeks to get this form (once I figure out where I can get it from - city office's pension desk?) but that leaves me in a bit of a spot.

In the meantime what should I be sending them...?

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u/dokool — 2 days ago