The problem is that TurboTax does NOT ask you these questions that @DeanM15 referenced and automatically assumes that you don't meet the conditions even if you have under $300/$600 of foreign taxes paid that were reported on 1009s from dividends and interest that were uploaded to TT. This is why @sandymc had a problem
In reality, they shouldn't even need to ask the questions because they should be able to determine whether you're exempt from completing 1116 at least 99% of the time based on the info you entered and uploaded. Instead, TT simply gives you the choice of completing 1116 or putting the FX taxes paid as an itemized deduction.. Both of these will typically result in a higher tax bill (possibly the same for some people). This error is inconsistent with their max refund guarantee.
