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Pepperdine Law R eview Volume 10 | Issue 1 Article 3 12-15-1982 Go Abroad, You g Ma , Go Abroad: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981s Cha ges i the Treatme t of Foreign Earned Income Sheldon J. Flemi g Follow this and additional works at : /plr Part of the Tax ation-Federal Income Commons, Tax ation-Transnational Commons, and the Tax Law Commons Recommended Citation Sheldon J. Fleming Go Abroad, Young M an, Go Abr oad: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981s Changes in he Treatment of Foreig n Earned Income, 10 Pepp. L. Rev. 1 (1983) Availa le at : /plr/vol10/iss1/3 This Comment is brought to you for free and open access y the School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law R eview y an authorized administrator of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact Kevin.Miller3@. Go Abroad, Young Man, Go Abroad: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981s Changes in the Treatment of Foreign Earned Income The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 made majorrevisionsin the tax- ation offoreign earned income. Theformer tax provisions of sections 911 and 913failed in theirpurpose of equitably compensating individualsfor the increasedcosts of working abroad,and have been replacedwith a new section 911. The new law encouragesAmericans to go abroadby according them the most liberaltax benefits in overfifty years. In his day, Horace Greely was a highly influential champion of many causes through his editorials in the New York Tribune. Thousands took his advice when he told the public to Go