Important Changes for 1999 Foreign earned income exclusion increased.For 1999, the maximum amount of foreign earned income that you maybe able to exclude from your U.S. gross income has increased to$74,000. Photographs of missing children. The Internal Revenue Service is a proud partner with the NationalCenter for Missing and Exploited Children. Photographs of missingchildren selected by the Center may appear in this publication onpages that would otherwise be blank. You can help bring these childrenhome by looking at the photographs and calling1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if you recognize a child.