I am not sure if you addressed my issue with the program. As I stated above, one of the exceptions to filing form 1116 according to turbotax.intuit.com is if all the foreign tax income was passive income. That is the case with me. I did not choose to file form 1116, the program demanded it, which I think is wrong. I found the first sentence of your answer interesting because I thought I would be misreporting to the IRS the amount of foreign taxes paid. If there is indeed a "safe harbor" of $600 to avoid filing form 1116, that is news to me and the program did not give me that option. I certainly would have just claimed a $600 foreign tax credit if I knew such a maneuver was above board. In any event, I appreciate your input.
