[andsmi2]

Aren't you risking tax evasion in the countries you are staying in? If you are "earning" money and living in Thailand for instance...but not paying taxes....doesn't the Thai government have a vested interest in you--if they discover you? And might that not be a rough time in some countries?

[seanmcdirmid]

Technically, they would be evading taxes in both the U.S. and Thailand. You have to be tax resident in another country to take the FEI deduction, and countries without taxes don't count.

But you can always try to get away with it. I like to sleep at night however (and of course, china takes my taxes straight out of my paycheck). I'm not sure if a thai prison would scare me more than an IRS audit :)