https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/i-m-a-permanent-resident-from-australia-i-have-property-in-australia-which-i-rent-out-the-rent-goes/01/167686#M6409 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:24:21 GMT Anonymous 2019-06-01T14:24:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/i-m-a-permanent-resident-from-australia-i-have-property-in-australia-which-i-rent-out-the-rent-goes/01/167686#M6409 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:24:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/i-m-a-permanent-resident-from-australia-i-have-property-in-australia-which-i-rent-out-the-rent-goes/01/167686#M6409 Anonymous 2019-06-01T14:24:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/it-depends-but-if-you-are-considered-a-us-resident-for-us/01/167689#M6410 <P> <B>It depends but if you are considered a US resident for US income tax purposes, then you will need to report all income from all sources including rental income (regardless if the rental property is located in Australia or if the rental payments goes directly to paying off your Australian loan mortgage payments.)</B> </P><P>If you are considered a nonresident alien for US income tax purposes, then you will only report US-sourced income on a Form 1040NR (which is not supported by TurboTax.) so no Australian rental income would need to be reported on your 1040NR</P><P>Please note that if you do have to report your Australian rental income on your US resident income tax return, then you will also be able to claim rental expenses (including any foreign mortgage interest payment, foreign property taxes, any property management fees, travel to inspect your foreign rental property and depreciation on your foreign rental property (using a 40 year useful life as opposed to a 27,5 year useful life for a US located rental property.</P><P>All your foreign rental income and expense will need to be reported in USD.</P><P> </P><P>The&nbsp;Internal Revenue Service has no official exchange rate. In general, use the exchange rate prevailing (i.e., the spot rate) when you received the income. Please refer to the following IRS links for more information about <A href="https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Foreign-Currency-and-Currency-Exchange-Rates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foreign Currency and Currency Exchange Rates</A>&nbsp;and <A href="https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Yearly-Average-Currency-Exchange-Rates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yearly Average Currency Exchange Rates</A></P><P> </P><P>To enter rental information in TurboTax, log into your tax return (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/" target="_blank">Here</A> and click on "Take me to my return") type "rental income and expenses" in the search bar then select "jump to rental income and expenses". TurboTax will guide you in entering this information.</P><P> <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:24:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/it-depends-but-if-you-are-considered-a-us-resident-for-us/01/167689#M6410 DS30 2019-06-01T14:24:23Z