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REMCPA

Jan 15 1999, 02:17 AM

A US Citizens livig abroad earns $50,000 foreign wages, all of which are excluded as foreign earned income. Question: Do the excluded wages count as "compensation" for Roth IRA purposes? And, are the excluded wages included in Modified AGI?

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