1 U.S. International Tax Framework

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[Verse 1]
Pack your passport, grab your dreams, but Uncle Sam will follow
Every dollar that you earn, from Tokyo to Apollo
Worldwide taxation grips you tight, no escape from duty
Citizens and residents alike, pay up to the Treasury

[Chorus]
Eight-sixty-one through sixty-five, source rules come alive
Nine-oh-one credit saves the day, double tax away
Nine-eleven exclusion bright, foreign income takes flight
Remember these numbers, they're your international guide

[Verse 2]
Where's your money coming from? Source rules hold the answer
U.S. soil or foreign ground, like a tax code dancer
Services where performed, property where it's used
Royalties from where they're born, no confusion or excuse

[Chorus]
Eight-sixty-one through sixty-five, source rules come alive
Nine-oh-one credit saves the day, double tax away
Nine-eleven exclusion bright, foreign income takes flight
Remember these numbers, they're your international guide

[Verse 3]
Foreign taxes that you paid, credit comes to rescue
Direct payments, deemed-paid too, limitations pursue
Basket categories sort your income nice and clean
Carryforward ten long years, carryback just one scene

[Bridge]
Bona fide resident or physical presence test
Housing exclusion sweetens up your foreign nest
Hundred-twenty thousand dollars disappear from sight
But only if you qualify and get your timing right

[Chorus]
Eight-sixty-one through sixty-five, source rules come alive
Nine-oh-one credit saves the day, double tax away
Nine-eleven exclusion bright, foreign income takes flight
Remember these numbers, they're your international guide

[Outro]
Global citizens take note, these provisions intertwine
Master source and credit rules, foreign exclusions align
International tax framework, complex but defined

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