While the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet is linked to Line 44 of Federal Form 1040, it is only used if there is foreign earned income in the return (if the return is reporting an amount on Form 2555, Line 45 for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion). If Form 2555 does not apply to the return, the tax amount will be determined directly from the tax tables put out by the IRS or Schedule D, whichever is applicable, and this worksheet will not be used by the program.
To view the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet in your TaxAct® return:Online:
Click the Forms tab on the right side of the screen
Click View Complete Forms list
Expand the Federal folder and then expand the Worksheets folder
Scroll down and click on Form 1040 Foreign Earned Income Tax - Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet
Click the Print icon and then click the PDF link. The item will appear in a PDF read-only format. At that time you can click the printer icon on the screen to actually print, or close the window without printing.
NOTE: If, after you click Print in Step 6 above, and you are directed to the Payment Option screen, you will need to process the product fees prior to printing.
Desktop:
Start your TaxAct Desktop program
Click the Forms button in the top left corner
Expand the Federal folder, then expand the Worksheets folder
Scroll down and select Form 1040 Foreign Earned Income Tax - Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet
Double click the copy you wish to print
Click the Printer icon in the blue toolbar
In the print dialog box that appears you are able to choose if you wish to send the output to a printer or a PDF document. If you wish to only print preview the document, check the Print Previewbox. Once the print preview window opens, click the Print button to actually print the document.