If you choose to claim the Foreign Tax Credit without filing Form 1116, you cannot carry forward any unused foreign taxes from this year to future years. However, your existing carryovers from prior years are generally not "lost" or forfeited; they simply sit on the sidelines for the year, but they cannot be used or updated on this year's return.
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