@sweerkaul I see where you are and this is caused by your choosing to use itemized deduction -- I used standard deduction and thus did not see this ----- so the options are (a) use standard deduction for your return , if that is to your advantage OR (b) if you are using itemized deduction then your
(1) BASIS for the foreign dividend income ( assuming that this is from a mutual fund that has invested in these stocks/bonds in Israel ) is your total investment i.e. cost of purchase of the Mutual shares plus any re-invested dividends from the mutual funds etc. multiplied by the percentage of the bonds investment in Israel --- you will find this percentage in the backup documentation from the broker or ask the broker that manages your account.
(2) BASIS for the interest income is your total savings at the Indian bank that is giving you the interest.
Does this make sense ?
Stay safe
Apologies for the delay in response
pk
