Salary After Tax · Updated June 2026

Physical Presence Test Calculator – US Expat Tax

The Physical Presence Test unlocks the $132,900 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (2026): you must be physically outside the US for 330 full days within any rolling 12-month period. Days are counted brutally literally – a 6-hour layover in Miami burns a full day.

The test's power is the rolling window: you choose the 12-month period that maximises qualifying days, and partial-year windows prorate the exclusion. Most first-year expats qualify through a carefully chosen window rather than the calendar year.

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2026 rules: federal brackets, $16,100/$32,200 standard deductions, $184,500 SS wage base. Hourly figures assume 40 h/week × 52. Non-US figures are planning estimates incl. employee social charges.

Key insights

330 full foreign days in any rolling 12-month window.
Unlocks the $132,900 FEIE for 2026.
US layover = burned day; count conservatively.
Partial-year windows prorate the exclusion.
Bona Fide Residence Test is the calendar-year alternative.

Counting days correctly

A qualifying day = a full 24-hour day in a foreign country. Travel days touching the US don't count; days over international waters don't count; emergencies don't create exceptions (war/civil-unrest waivers excepted, per annual IRS list).

Strategy: log every border crossing, keep 35+ days of buffer planned, and remember the window can start mid-year – a July 2025 departure can still exclude ~half of 2025 income via a July-to-July window.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the Physical Presence Test?

330 full days physically present in foreign countries within a 12-month period of your choosing – the most common route to the $132,900 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion in 2026.

Do travel days count?

Only full 24-hour foreign days count. Any day partially in the US, or over international waters, is lost – including layovers.

Can the 12-month window cross calendar years?

Yes – that's the point. You pick the window; partial-year qualification prorates the exclusion by qualifying days ÷ 365.

PPT or Bona Fide Residence – which is better?

PPT is mechanical and fits nomads and first-years. BFR (a full calendar year of genuine foreign residency) suits settled expats and tolerates more US travel once established.

What happens at 329 days?

You fail entirely – there is no partial credit on the day count. Plan a 5–10 day buffer; the FEIE is all-or-nothing per window.

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