<prompt> Human: I recently checked the Citizens Living Abroad webpage and would like to start filing taxes again. I work for an international NGO and make 36,000 for annual income and am married to a non-US citizen with three kids all US citizens. None of my pay from the past 7 years is traceable. I am concerned that when I submit for 2013 that I will incur some form of an IRS penalty and jail time shitstorm that will make me wish I had never filed. Any thoughts, suggestions, experiences...?  <response>: Id contact a CPA that has experience directly in this area. Its likely that you dont owe any tax because your income is under the exempted limit.A firm like this is probably qualified to answer your question. 