Can total income be zero?

[pfcnr 25]

Hello all,

 

My wife worked abroad for three years during that time she never filed her taxes. She filed her foreign income tax with an accountant back in December 2017.

 

Now I am looking at the IRS transcripts and her Wages, Salaries, Tips, Etc section is $51,254 and her other income section is -$51.254. And her Total Income looks ZERO.

 

So her total income for 2016 and 2015 is Zero and 2014 is $16.000

 

Does it look like a mistake? Or is it normal?

 

Thank you.

Edited February 19, 2018 by pfcnr

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

Looks like she claimed FEIE (which adjusts on the Other Income line on the 1040).

[pfcnr 25]

Yeah she filed form 2555. So this is normal then?

7 minutes ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

Looks like she claimed FEIE (which adjusts on the Other Income line on the 1040).

 

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

Just now, pfcnr said:

Yeah she filed form 2555. So this is normal then?

 

Yes

[pfcnr 25]

Thank you Italian_in_NYC.

That brings my other question, what number should we use when we are filing I-864? Should we just type Zero or the number before the exclusion.

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

5 minutes ago, pfcnr said:

Thank you Italian_in_NYC.

That brings my other question, what number should we use when we are filing I-864? Should we just type Zero or the number before the exclusion.

This is not a tax question but rather an I-864 (of which I'm no expert).

I think she may have a problem proving her US domicile if she claimed FEIE.