Form 1116 - Duplicate Income Appearing in Part I
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If you see duplicate income listed in Part I of Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit, it may mean a country has not been selected on one or more of the supporting documents. Use the steps below to review your Forms 1099-INT Interest Income, Form(s) 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions, and/or manual input worksheets.


Form 1099-INT

To review the foreign country on Form 1099-INT (if you need help accessing Form 1099-INT in the TaxAct program, go to our Form 1099-INT - Entering in Program FAQ):

  1. From within your Form 1099-INT, continue with the interview process until you reach the screen titled Interest Income - Investment Expenses and Foreign Taxes
  2. Click the dropdown below 7. Foreign country, and click the country that applies to you.

Form 1099-DIV

To review the foreign country on Form 1099-DIV (if you need help accessing Form 1099-DIV in the TaxAct program, go to our Form 1099-DIV - Entering Dividend Income in Program FAQ):

  1. From within your Form 1099-DIV, continue with the interview process until you reach the screen titled Dividend Income - Foreign Tax Paid.
  2. Click the dropdown below 8. Foreign country, and click the country that applies to you.

Foreign Tax Credit (Form 1116)

To review the foreign country on Form 1116 (if you need help accessing Form 1116 in the TaxAct program, go to our Foreign Earned Income - Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit (or Deduction) FAQ):

  1. From within your Form 1116, continue with the interview process until you reach the screen titled Foreign Tax Credit - Manual Entry - Income Category, and click the circle next to the applicable income category.
  2. On the screen titled Foreign Tax Credit - Manual Entry - Country, click the dropdown below Select the name of the foreign country or U.S. possession from the list, then click the country that applies to you.

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