If you choose to file a married filing jointly full year resident US tax return with TurboTax, you cannot use the foreign earned income exclusion. That is only for US citizens and green card holders. However as you have to include your 2018 Canadian income on your US tax return, you can utilize the foreign tax credit to help offset double taxation. You will need to first enter your income in the foreign earned income section of TurboTax (even though you cannot take the exclusion). After entering your foreign income you will need to check that you know you do not qualify for the exclusion. Then you can go to the foreign tax credit section of TurboTax.
To report the foreign tax paid on your foreign wages for foreign tax credit:
1. Enter foreign tax credit in the search box at the top of the page and click the Jump to link
2. Click 'Yes" you paid foreign taxes
3. Click through the screens regarding foreign interest and dividends
4. Click yes that you have reported all your foreign income already in TurboTax
5. Click that you want to take a credit
6. Answer question about the Simplified Limitation Election
7. Choose income type for wages - it will be General category income
8. Add Canada as the county
9. Enter description -Canadian wages
10. Enter Income amount that you previously reported under foreign earned income exclusion section
11. Enter your taxes you paid on your foreign wages in the box "Other income"
12. Continue through ALL the foreign tax credit screens until Done.
