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My furlough is combined with a wedding or another personal event. 

My furlough may extend beyond three months.  How will that affect my taxes and healthcare? 

Taxes

People Some people on extended furloughs have the right maintain their Foreign tax status, and continue to file form 2555, even when they are in the US more that Reliant’s standard furlough of three months.  We understand that we have the right to continue to treat international missionaries on extended furlough as foreign residents if the following are true:

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• MTD, furlough, recruiting, representing your ministry to US constituents, doing work for ministry in your international location at a distance, etc.

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  However, the IRS guidelines are very specific, and there are many possible scenarios to consider. Therefore, if you will be in the US longer than 3 months on your furlough we suggest you contact Barb Seckler from our Employment Services team to consult on your tax status. 

If you have a furlough longer than six 3 months and  do indeed want to maintain do maintain your foreign status, please let us know the following:

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