@sabya33 , if you choose itemized deduction, then under State and local taxes , you include both the foreign and state withheld taxes --- although there is a limit of US$10,000 that is allowed. You should try both the standard deduction plus foreign tax credit AND itemized deduction and see which gives you better total tax.
You could also try out using filing as Resident alien for the fist part of the year ( till you left for the current home country ( India? ), Non-Resident alien for the rest of the year ( No US sourced income, not recognizing foreign source income and/or foreign taxes paid/levied, itemized deduction for US ( only state taxes withheld , med. expenses etc. etc. ) . Choose the best one for you amongst these three scenarios.
Is there more I can do for you ?
Namaste (Sabyasachi ? )
pk
