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Hello. I'm eligible for the foreign earned income exclusion for my 2008 taxes (based on the physical presence test). I have changed jobs for 2009 and will not be eligible for the foreign earned income exclusion for 2009 because I will be traveling back to the US for long periods of time, and also will not qualify under the bona fide resident test for 2009. If I claim the foreign earned income exclusion for 2008, but not for 2009, is that automatically considered revoking it? I'd like to claim the foreign earned income exclusion again for 2010, but my understanding is that if you revoke it, you can't use it again for 5 years. I do not plan to write the IRS to revoke it (which is they're explanation of revoking), but I wonder if just NOT claiming it for 2009 will prohibit me from claiming it in 2010 also? Thanks!
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