Form 1042-S - Entering via Form 1040-NR Returns ONLY
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To enter or review information on Form 1042-S Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding (only for those filing Form 1040-NR):

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal (on smaller devices, click in the top left corner of your screen, then click Federal).
  2. Click Form 1042-S, then click + Add Form 1042-S to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to edit a form already created (desktop program: click Review instead of Edit).
  3. Complete the form to enter all of the appropriate information, then click Save & Close.

Note. Any income entered on Form 1042-S will not transfer anywhere else in the program. It must be manually entered on the applicable form(s) or schedule(s) to be properly reported on your return.


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