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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
You will need to review your tax return to see how the taxes owed are being calculated.
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.
Also, you should have entered your foreign earned income before entering the foreign taxes paid.
You won't be able to take a credit or deduction for taxes paid (or accrued) on excluded foreign earned income or housing. This is because excluded income and housing isn't taxed in the first place.
US unearned income, such as interest or dividends, are not excluded from being taxed in the US even if you have foreign earned income be excluded if the total of the unearned income is greater than your standard or itemized deduction.