Actually, this is the only place you can report it. It is not eligible for any other type of deduction or credit. I see your reluctance to report it the way I suggested to because further losses would reduce the foreign tax paid but it is used strictly to reduce income at the sacrifice of reducing the foreign credit carryforward.
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