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You should first enter your 1099-NEC , the Schedule C and then the foreign income section.  

 

To enter 1099-NEC, here are the steps:

  • Sign into your account, select Pick up where you left off
  • From the upper right menu, select Search and type in 1099nec and Enter
  • Select the Jump to 1099nec
  • Follow prompt

To enter Schedule C info, follow these steps:

  • Sign into your account and select Pick up where you left off
  • At the right upper corner, in the search box , type in schedule C and Enter 
  • Select Jump to schedule C 
  • Follow prompts

 

Then you will need to enter as a foreign income, follow here:

  • At the right upper corner, in the search box , type in foreign income and Enter 
  • Select Jump to foreign income 
  • Next screen, Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States? answer Yes 
  • On screen, What Form(s) Was Foreign Income Reported On ? select  A Form 1099-MISC or other self-employment  income and Continue

Per IRS, a qualifying individual may claim the foreign earned income exclusion on foreign earned self-employment income.  The excluded amount will reduce the individual’s regular income tax, but will not reduce the individual’s self-employment tax. 

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