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Where do I put foreign tax withheld on an IRA account that did not receive a 1099DIV?

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June 1, 2019
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Best answer by macuser_22

Nowhere. What happens withing an IRA stays in the IRA. That is why it is a bad idea to have foreign holdings in an IRA - the IRA must pay the foreign tax but it cannot be claimed as a credit. You should have foreign holdings in a regular brokerage account, not in a IRA.

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Nowhere. What happens withing an IRA stays in the IRA. That is why it is a bad idea to have foreign holdings in an IRA - the IRA must pay the foreign tax but it cannot be claimed as a credit. You should have foreign holdings in a regular brokerage account, not in a IRA.

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