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US citizens are subject to US taxes on their world wide income and there is no exception for citizens living abroad. If your income is above $82,400 then you must file. You may be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit and foreign earned income exclusion.

Also remember that if you have a foreign bank or other financial account (or have signature authority over such an account) over a certain size, you are required to file Form TD F 90-22.1 every year. So if you opened a bank or financial account where you are living, check the requirements. The penalties for not filing are quite severe.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f90221.pdf

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