**Please Note: The information below has not been verified for the 2013 tax year as the latest version of Pub. 514 has not yet been released by the IRS.**
The Foreign Tax Credit is available if you paid taxes to a foreign country on foreign-source income and are subject to U.S. tax on the same income. This credit is intended to relieve taxpayers of a double tax burden. Generally, you must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien to take the credit.
Foreign taxes qualify for the credit if:
Alternatively, you can choose to claim an itemized deduction on Schedule A for the foreign tax paid OR you may exclude up to $97,600 of the foreign earned income from your taxable income using Form 2555. See Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit (or Deduction) for more information and instructions for entering the credit, deduction, or exclusion information in TaxACT.