Deductions & credits
If you do not have any foreign income or foreign tax credits to report on your tax return, and K-3 has not Foreign Income to report you do not have to enter it. Keep it with your tax records for 2022.
Otherwise, to enter K-3 in TurboTax, switch to "Forms Mode", Type "K-3" in the box (top left). You will see this:
Click "Next" and you will see this:
Click "Finish" and you will see this:
Depending which version of TurboTax you have you can also try this to enter the K-3:
- Open the Schedule K-1 Worksheet.
- Scroll down to the Foreign Transactions line: For partners, this is line 16. For shareholders, this is line 14.
- Check the Schedule K-3 is attached if checked box.
- Enter the Name of Country or U.S. Possession.
- Complete lines B through AI based on the K-3 received.
As for what happened in 2021 to change the reporting of Form K-1 (K-2 & K-3):
It is a new requirement. The Legislation was enacted by the IRS in 2021, but not enforced. In 2021 they did not require the K-3's to be filed.
The new schedules K-2 and K-3 were created to provide consistency in the reporting to partners and shareholders.
According to the IRS's FAQ on the subject (See below): Prior versions of schedules K and K-1 did not require any specific format to provide international information, resulting in what could be a confusing array of statements attached to the schedules K and K-1. The new schedules K-2 and K-3 provide greater certainty and consistency, helping partners and shareholders to voluntarily comply with their filing and reporting obligations. The greater certainty also enables the IRS to verify that partnership and S corporation items are properly reported on partners’ and shareholders’ returns. This should reduce the burden on both taxpayers and the IRS by reducing unnecessary inquiries and examinations that may arise due to inconsistent reporting of partnership and S corporation items.
Click here for FAQ Schedules K-2 and K-3.
Beginning with tax year 2021, partnerships, S corporations, and filers of Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (for U.S. persons who are partners in foreign partnerships, or entities electing to be taxed as partnerships), will be required to include the new Schedules K-2, Partners' Distributive Share Items — International, and K-3, Partner's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, with their returns if they have items of "international tax relevance."
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