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Petitioner's initial term with NATO was for 3 years
beginning June 22, 1986, and ending June 21, 1989. Petitioner
was required to obtain approval from appropriate U.S. authorities
for any and all extensions of his NATO tour. Petitioner's
initial term was extended by U.S. authorities, and twice by the
Secretary General of NATO, through June 21, 1994. In order to
continue his reemployment rights with the U.S. Government,
petitioner was required to obtain an extension of such rights.
Petitioner was granted extensions of his rights to reemployment.
6. Petitioners' Tax Returns
For the years 1988, 1989, and 1990, petitioner reported
gross income of $110,465.59, $83,290.72, and $73,457.92,
respectively. He received compensation for services performed
for NATO from the DOA totaling $67,625.10, $67,625.36 and
$70,082.76, respectively. These amounts were reflected in
petitioners' tax returns, including Form 2555, Foreign Earned
Income. Additionally, in part III of Form 2555, petitioner
reported as part of his foreign earned income, total allowances,
reimbursements, and other expenses paid on his behalf totaling
$28,960.49, $3,616, and $8,545.45, respectively, for the years
1988, 1989, and 1990. Petitioner reported these allowances
inconsistently during the years in issue. The significant
decrease in amounts reported between the years 1988 on the one
hand, and 1989 and 1990 on the other hand, is attributable to the
fact that petitioner in 1989 and 1990 did not include the total
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