Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) Calculator

How to do it

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   Step 1: Open Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) Calculator and add your input

   Type your numbers or text, add your file, or pick the options you need. Nothing is uploaded: everything stays in your browser.

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   Step 2: What Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) Calculator does

   Estimate the foreign earned income exclusion, housing exclusion and the US tax it saves.

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   Step 3: Read the result and compare

   The result appears at once. Change one value to see how the answer moves, then keep the figure that fits your case.

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   Step 4: Copy or save it

   Copy the result or download it. For an important decision, confirm it with the official source or an adviser.

About this tool

Enter your foreign earned income, the number of days you qualified in the year and your housing costs. The calculator applies the exclusion limit (pro-rated by days), the housing exclusion, and the stacking rule that taxes the rest of your income at the rates that would have applied without the exclusion.

Limits

The maximum exclusion is $132,900 for 2026 and $130,000 for 2025, reduced in proportion to the days you qualified in the year. You qualify with a bona fide residence in a foreign country for a full tax year, or by being abroad for 330 full days in any 12 months.

Housing

The housing exclusion covers costs above a base of 16% of the exclusion limit up to a cap of 30%, both pro-rated by days. Higher caps apply in some expensive cities, which are not modeled here.

Tax on what is left

Income above the exclusion is taxed at the rates that would apply if the excluded income were also counted. The tool shows the tax without the exclusion, the tax with it and the saving. Self-employment tax and the foreign tax credit are not included.

Worked example

A single person earning $110,000 abroad for all of 2026: the whole amount is below the $132,900 limit and is excluded, so the federal income tax falls from $15,370 to $0. With $150,000 earned, $132,900 is excluded and the remaining income is taxed at the higher rates of the stack.

Tips for best results

Check every box before you rely on a result, because one wrong digit changes the whole answer. Use the exact figures from your payslip, bill, certificate or contract, and keep a note of the date you calculated. Rates, thresholds and rules change from time to time, so for tax, fees and legal matters treat the output as an estimate and confirm with the official source named on this page. You can run as many scenarios as you like; nothing is saved or sent, and refreshing the page clears the boxes.