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Instructions for Form 2555-EZ (Revised 2004) 2004 Tax Year

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

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Recordkeeping 26 min.
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Preparing the form 42 min.
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If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. See the Instructions for Form 1040.

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