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April 12, 2020
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I lived in Japan for two months, earned income and paid tax there.Where can I report that tax I already paid and take a credit. I am doing std deduction.

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April 12, 2020

Follow these steps to report your foreign income and request the credit using Form 1116:

 

1.  Be sure your Foreign Income is entered first, generally in the "Wages W-2" Section.

2.  Scroll down to the section under Income & Expenses that says Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Select Edit/Add

3.  Go through the On Screen Prompts until you get to the screen that asks you "Whose Foreign Income Would you Like to Try and Exclude," choose Neither of Us (for Joint Returns) and Continue.  TurboTax will take you back to the Income & Expenses Summary Screen.

4.  Go to the Foreign Tax Credit section under Deductions & Credits.  You should now be able to enter the Foreign Taxes Paid.

 

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