cbstewart
Returning Member

Is the Foreign Tax Credit (F1116) math working correctly? My view is NOT.

Guys, here is what I see with the new update as of today:

Here is a simple example:

$20 in Investment Interest Expense

45% of my taxable investment assets generate Foreign Income.

F1116 calculates that $9 of Investment expense is attributable to Foreign Income

 

My expectation is that my FTC would be reduced by $9.  It is not!  It is reduced by the full $20 of Investment Interest expense. 

 

Does not make sense to me.  What am I missing?