Can pension income be treated as foreign earned income

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mtnman
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Can pension income be treated as foreign earned income

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Can pension income from an employer pension be treated as foreign earned income for claiming the foreign earned income deduction ?
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Nope. You will need to use foriegn tax credits to reduce US taxation.
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Pensions are considered General limitation income for foreign tax credit purposes.
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