NeNe is an accountant and a U.S. citizen who has accepted a permanent position in Madrid, Spain, for a Spanish financial services company. This year, NeNe spent the entire year working in Madrid. NeNe's employer paid $40,000 of her Madrid housing expenses this year. What amount of the $40,000 housing payments may NeNe exclude?
A. NeNe can exclude all of the housing payment because she worked more than 330 days overseas.
B. $16,944
C. $23,056
D. $14,826
E. None of her salary can be excluded from gross income.
Answer: D