@girigiri , it is obvious to a casual observer that I was wrong -- for some stupid reason I was thinking that there is a box in 1099-B, (or form 8949 and schedule- D ) somewhere there is Foreign Taxes p[aid - a la 1099-DIV. NO there is not one , even though Schedule-B does require whether FATCA reporting is required , implying foreign assets and/or foreign financial institution involvement. Forgive my mistake.
Since there is no entry point for foreign taxes --- you have to use --- (a) under Deductions and Credits tab, choose " I will choose what I work ... ". Then from drop down list of credits and deductions, near the end you will Foreign Tax credit. Click this " Edit/ Visit ". Then in the following screens you will need to enter the details for form 1116 -- Foreign Source Income , Source Country, amount paid etc. etc. Note that this form 1116 is for Passive Category.
Is there more I can do for you ?
Again my apologies for the mistake ( and resultant goose chase ).
pk
