topic stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast in Business & farm

stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

5983387 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:24:50 GMT

Can't seem to get this form to stop asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast on Form 1116(Copy 1) Foreign Tax Credit Comp Wks

Re: stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

pk — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:10:37 GMT

@5983387 while I am not familiar with the screens for the on-line product, I suspect you must have selected not to use the "simplified " computation of the credit. When I use simplified computation, it does not ask for the "basis", "adjustment to basis" or "adjusted basis "-- it just uses the world income, amount of each foreign source income, distributes the deduction ( standard or itemized" between the incomes and then allocates the US tax on each of the foreign source income.

Note that form 1116 allocates and thereby computes the Foreign Tax Credit as the lesser of the US tax and the foreign tax paid on the same doubly taxed income. This allowable credit being Non-refundable gets further limited by final tax liability -- FTC can only reduce your otherwise tax liability -- the rest is available for carry-over ( backward 1 year or forward till quenched /10 years ).

If nothing else helps, I would use the adjusted basis as the original basis i.e. use an adjustment of zero or blank ( one user reported that Turbo did not like "0" and so perhaps the blank is a better choice.

IF you need more help on this, please provide details of the situation, including foreign source country/type, passive ( INT/DIV/ Rental income etc. ) -- the more details the more focused the solution/answer.

Is there more I can do for you ?

Re: stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

5983387 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:07:31 GMT

I was pretty sure I did use the simplified method. I had tried both 0 and leaving it blank but was unable to get through it. At some point I ended resetting or something. Not really sure what happened but was able to get rid of the prompt.

Re: stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

pk — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:18:17 GMT

@5983387 , are you all set ? Is there more I can do for you ?

Re: stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

mbonnette12 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:32:54 GMT

I'm having this same problem - any specifics. To my knowledge, I have done all the simplified methods.

Re: stuck with form 1116 asking for Adj Basis of Tot Inv Ast

DaveF1006 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:28:23 GMT

If entering 0 or leaving it blank hasn't worked, try entering a "1". This often clears the error and allows you to move forward in your return without negatively impacting it.