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Deductions & credits

Here are the steps to enter Foreign Taxes paid:

  • Sign into your TurboTax account and click Take me to my return
  • Select Federal (in left column)
  • Select Deductions & Credits (top of program)
  • If you see Check for more tax breaks - select that option (click on screenshot below for details)
  • This will open another option that reads See list of all tax breaks (click on screenshot below)
  • Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid (you may need to select Show moreclick on screenshot below
  • Enter the amounts converted to U.S. dollars as of the transaction date. Please click this link for historical conversion rates:  Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange   

 

For more information specific to the US/Canadian tax treaty, please see IRS Pub 597 Information on the United States-Canada Tax Treaty