@AmyC Thank you very much!
I have a positive income since I am still working in the U.S.
I followed your instructions—sort of—twice. The first time, I entered a positive amount (with a description like “Social Security from China”) to report the income I received from China. The second time, I entered the same amount as a negative value, with a description like “Nontaxable Social Security – U.S.-China treaty,” to offset the income.
After this, I get an error during the “Smart Check.” I can ignore it at that point and move forward, but right before e-filing, I get the same error message again—and this time it stops me from proceeding.
So my issue is that I can’t file the return electronically.
I’m considering filing my tax return electronically without reporting the Social Security income, and then submitting an amended return by mail to include it.
Do you think that approach would work?
