LinaJ2020
Expert Alumni

Deductions & credits

Here is what I would suggest to enter:

 

You would first enter your foreign self-employment income under Schedule C.   Here are the steps:

 

In TurboTax online, 

  • After sign into your account, select Pick up where you left off 
  • To your right upper corner, in the search box, type in schedule c
  • Follow prompts

To allow the program to exclude the foreign self-employed income, you would then enter info under Foreign Income by following these steps: 

  • At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in foreign income and Enter 
  • Select Jump to foreign income 
  • Next screen, Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States? answer Yes 
  • On the screen, What Form(s) Was Foreign Income Reported On ? select A Form 1099-MISC or other self-employment income
  • Follow prompts 

The foreign earned income exclusion applies to your self-employment income and reduces the income tax.  However, it does not exclude the self-employment SE taxes.  By following the steps above, the program will exclude your self-employment income but will still calculate the SE tax. 

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