Duplicate entries in Form 1116

[catmouse40]

Hi -

I am having trouble with Turbotax duplicating information from line 3a to line 3b in Form 1116.

I have already deleted Form 1116 once and reentered all the information and while I believe line 3b should be left blank, the program continues to copy the amount from line 3a into line 3b also. This is causing an erroneous value for line 3c (as lines 3a and 3b are added together to get line 3c).

Please help.

[TomK2023]

You can try the following steps to "fix" the issue that you are having entering Form 1116 (Foreign Tax Credit).

Find the interview screen that is feeding Line 3b:

1. Under Federal tab, Click on Deductions & Credits, then Click on Estimates and Other Taxes Paid, and finally, Click on Foreign Taxes.
2. Continue through the interview screens, and look for "Other Deductions Not Definitely Related."
3. If there are any numbers here ("0" or "NA" can even trigger it), delete them  and leave the boxes blank. Do not even put a zero.
4. Continue to the end of the section. This should clear Line 3b.

If Line 3b has any value (even $1), the IRS requires an Explanation Statement (the program may also be looking for a number that shouldn't exist).  

By clearing the value in the steps above, the "Explanation Statement" error should disappear automatically.

Please let us know if this doesn't work, and we can explore other options.

[catmouse40]

Thanks for your help! I actually went back and deleted some information I had entered erroneously into the "Other Deductions Not Definitely Related" and the duplication issue has been resolved! These line items sometimes have a one word difference (ie..."Other deductions" vs. "Deductions") and that one word can make a huge difference!

Appreciated your time and attention to my inquiry!