the deduction is useless unless you can itemize. I think it should be obvious to TT that their customers need this fix. If I use the deduction I leave hundreds on the table. Dumping TT and having a CPA do it would in fact save money over the deduction. Part of the price of TT is the cost for E-File. In my opinion, TT is not living up to the implied warranty.
I'm not sure what work-around you are referring to. The only one I've seen that others have successfully used is the one that TT itself says I can't because the IRS doesn't allow it. If I have missed something, please let me know.
I have in fact entered all the foreign income etc. Like so many others here, I've done this successfully for years. At this point I have also re-done the entire return from the beginning and very meticulously entered everything again. Like most others who have reported this, I ended up in the same place.
