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June 4, 2019
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Where do I enter foreign interest income that wasn’t taxable in that country?

  • June 4, 2019
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I am reporting my foreign earned interest income on a 1099-INT, however I was slightly confused as the explanation for box 1 (Interest income) says “Interest income is the taxable amount of interest paid to you during 2017”. However the interest I earned in my foreign savings account was not taxable in that country. So do I still enter the amount in box 1? If I do, is it because under US law, interest is counted as taxable income?

Best answer by bine22

That the interest is not taxable abroad does not matter, it is still taxable in the US, unless there is a tax treaty in place saying otherwise.

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Level 8
June 4, 2019

That the interest is not taxable abroad does not matter, it is still taxable in the US, unless there is a tax treaty in place saying otherwise.