{
  "id": "EXC_FOREIGN_VESSEL_CREW",
  "name": "Foreign Vessel Crew Member Income Exclusion",
  "category": "deduction",
  "jurisdiction": "federal",
  "eligibility_type": "profile",
  "eligibility": {
    "description": "Must be a nonresident alien individual and a regular member of the crew of a foreign vessel engaged in transportation between the U.S. and a foreign country/possession.",
    "requires_entity_type": null,
    "min_age": null,
    "max_age": null
  },
  "parameters": {},
  "entity_specific": false,
  "entity_types": null,
  "conflicts": [],
  "actionability": {
    "retroactive_status": "available",
    "retroactive_note": "Automatic — computed on return",
    "forward_status": "available"
  },
  "description": "Compensation for services performed by a nonresident alien as a regular crew member of a foreign vessel in international transportation is not deemed U.S. source income.",
  "irc_reference": "IRC §861",
  "deadline": "",
  "savings_potential": "niche",
  "benefits": "individual",
  "discovered_by": "discovery_engine_v1",
  "calculator_implemented": false
}