Retirement tax questions

Yes, since you have a Foreign Dividend already reported in your return, follow these steps instead.

1. Go to Federal
2. Deductions and credits 
3. Estimate and other taxes paid 
4. Foreign Tax Credit>start or revisit

As you begin working in the section, the program will recognize you have already made an entry regarding foreign taxes in your 1099 DIV. 

1. It will first ask you to verify where the dividend income came from.
2. Next screen you will select report income in the radio button
3. In the next screen, put a checkmark in the box that says select 
4. The next screen will verify the amount of foreign-source income the foreign tax was derived from.
5. After this is done, you are done reporting foreign income. If it asks you if you wish to review your entries, you can say no.
6. Next it'll ask you making a simplified election for AMT.  if you made this in previous years, you  check the box. Usually if your only income has been passive in previous years, you may have made this selection. You may need to look at last year's return to verify this.
7. Keep navigating the screens. When a screen appears telling you to choose an income type, choose passive income.
8. Press done in the next screen.
9. Press Continue through the next screens that appear until you reach Foreign Tax Credit Carryovers. Here is where you will report Carryovers from previous years.