@jezza95 , if the taxes paid to France is based on rental income ( and not just renting a place or on square footage or some flat fee ) then it need to be treated as income tax i.e. it qualifies for foreign tax credit / deduction. You will then have to tel Turbotax that he rental income is foreign -- while filling form 1116 , it should ask you for the amount of foreign income.
If on the other hand this is not based on rental income ( gross or otherwise ), then you should deduct it on Schedule-E as other taxes paid or property taxes paid , whichever is applicable.
A second point to note is that you need to tell TurboTax that the rental property is foreign so that depreciation is done correctly ( there is a difference, depending on when you first started renting for US tax purposes ).
A third point to note that , if this income is going through a local bank i.e. you either own or have signature authority over , you may be subject to FBAR and/or FATCA rules.
Do you need more on this ?
