Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Try this sequence of steps.

1. Click the Forms icon in the top right corner.
2. In the left-hand sidebar, find and click on the 1099-DIV (or 1099-INT) that contains your foreign income.
3. Scroll down to the Foreign Tax Information Smart Worksheet (this is usually near the bottom of the 1099 form).
4. Look for Line c: "Select which column A, B, or C on Form 1116 this info belongs to."
5. It likely has "B" selected. Manually check the box for "A".
6. Go back to Form 1116 in the sidebar. You should now see the country name and income shifted from Column B to Column A.

If Column A still shows an error for "Country Code," but it's now populated:

1. On Form 1116, look at Line i (Part I).
2. If Column A is still blank, double-click the empty box and select the country (e.g., "Canada" or "RIC" for mutual funds).
3. If Column B is now blank but still has a country name left over, Delete the text in Column B's name field so the software sees it as truly empty.

Wisconsin can be strict about the Form 1116 link. If your WI return still isn’t going through, check that entry.:

1. Open the Wisconsin Fiduciary Worksheet in Forms Mode.
2. Check for a field asking for "Foreign Taxes Paid to a Foreign Country."
3. Sometimes TurboTax fails to "pull" the total from the Federal 1116 to the WI return. If you see a red cell here, manually enter the total foreign tax amount from your Federal Form 1116, Line 14.