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February 26, 2020
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AMT (6251)

turbotax is insisting I need to file 6251 and elect a treatment of foreign tax. Yet my income is so low I end up paying no taxes at all (either regular or AMT). I had the same situation last year using a CPA, and there was no 6251 nonsense. What is going on, and can I suppress all aspects of the unnecessary 6251?

    KarenJ2Answer
    Alumni - Intuit
    February 27, 2020

    Form 6251 references Form 2555 and Form 1116.  You should complete the Form 6251 even if you have no AMT.

     

     

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    KarenJ2Answer
    Alumni - Intuit
    February 27, 2020

    Form 6251 references Form 2555 and Form 1116.  You should complete the Form 6251 even if you have no AMT.

     

     

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