This TurboTax AnswerXchange forum is run by Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, to help it's customers use TurboTax to prepare their tax returns. When you enter your foreign earned income in TurboTax, the software will put it in the proper place on your tax return.
Here's how to enter foreign earned income in TurboTax.
- Click the Federal Taxes tab.
- Click Wages & Income.
- Click "I'll choose what I work on" or "Jump to a full list."
- On the screen "Your 2017 Income Summary," scroll all the way down to the last section, "Less Common Income."
- Click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for "Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion."
When it asks you what form your foreign income was reported on, select "A statement from my foreign employer (could be cash)."
