Hello Turbotax community. I have declared my foreign earned income (gross income) and Tubotax said that i was eligible to exclude it. When I try to input the amount of taxes I paid in the Deductions and Credit section -->Estimates and other Taxes Paid --> Foreign Taxes, it does not give me the opportunity to input the taxes that I paid in the foreign country. A screen pops up that says "we'll checi if you are eligible for the foreign tax credit. I click continue then a screen pops up that say " Before we begin, do you have any more income left to enter?" I click on yes I am finished entering my income" then I click continue. Then the final screen pops up saying that "looks like the foreign tax credit doesnt apply this year" and by the reason it states:
You can only get the Foreign Tax Credit if you had foreign income and paid foreign taxes on that income.
Based on your answers to the previous questions, it doesn't look like you paid any foreign taxes. This means you aren't eligible for the Foreign Tax Credit this year."
I did pay taxes in the foreign country but it doesnt let me input them. Can anybody help? I am applying for scholarships in the US this year and I want to be able to show that my gross income was not what I received in the end in my bank account.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thank you!
