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@DocNyr , as I have mentioned before  my struggle with your case is that  while you may meet the  requirement for  "foreign tax home"  and  "work performed  at a foreign place", your employer  was a US entity.  Furthermore  they considered you an employee  by issuing you a W-2, withholding taxes  and participating in FICA contribution for the full Box-1 wages.  Thus it is an iffy case -- in that  can you argue successfully that you were a self-employed  offering a work-product/services to a US entity  i.e.  a Schedule-C tax payer with a foreign tax-home.    I think IRS will argue that you were temporarily abroad while on the payroll of a US entity and therefore not eligible  to meet  the  "income from sources without the USA". This is further strengthened by  your not being taxed by the  host country  ( which country ? ) and you having substantial connection to the US. What are you trying to achieve ? IMHO -- don't think this will stand the IRS  query. Is there more I can do for you ?

Effectivement, il faut faire les manipulations suivantes: Ouvrir l'un après l'autre les formulaires suivants: - Annexe 3 - cliquer effacer le formulaire, cliquer fermer les formulaires inutilisés - Annexe L - cliquer effacer le formulaire, cliquer fermer les formulaires inutilisés. - TP-726 7 - cliquer effacer le formulaire, cliquer fermer les formulaires inutilisés. Enregistrer la déclaration. Fermer le logiciel Ouvrir le logiciel  Ouvrir la déclaration Cliquer sur ImpoNet et le cercle rouge barré est disparu donnant accès à la commande de transmission pour Revenu Québec. Et cela même si les formulaires sont à zéro et n'ont pas été utilisés dans la déclaration. Ils ne se ferment pas d'eux-mêmes!

Go back through the Social Security questions.   There is a screen asking if you lived in a foreign place.  People have been answering it wrong or skipping it.   And it is for each spouse.   Also check if you ssn is valid for employment under My Info or Personal Info.   That can affect many things.  Needs to be yes.   There should be a box on the worksheet you need to check No you didn’t live in a Foreign country.  I’m not sure where.  If you can’t find it I’ll look for it.  

TurboTax will ask about student status, depending on the age of the dependent you entered (over 17).  If your dependents are 20 and 18, you should see a box to check in TurboTax Online, and a question in TurboTax Desktop. Make sure you indicate their residence with you, and that you supported them.    If you're using TurboTax Online, clear your Cache and Cookies and re-enter your info, if you believe your results are not correct.   @user17728419973     

@probablynotirving , although my copy of TurboTax notes on form 1116 are a bit old -- but the  process is probably pretty much the same  ----  what I see is that   for 4(b)  area , "if the total gross  foreign source income is greater than US$5000,  then the deductible investment interest  will be allocated per govt. instructions.   Therefore it needs the adjusted basis of investment assets generating this category of  foreign income-- thus allowing for a ratiometric allocation. The deductible investment interest comes from Schedule-A  ( itemized deduction).   Does this make sense as to why this is needed ? If you are interested , I can provide instructions on how to get these notes

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