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posted Jun 6, 2019 11:19:10 AM

For a deceased person can i claim all unclaimed foreign tax credit on final filing? The person did not itemized and owes no tax on final filing.

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Level 3
Jun 6, 2019 11:19:11 AM

For the final return, you will claim all income and expenses and deductions and credits just as you would if the person was alive and had lived all year. If there are any excess credits/carryovers, they are lost if not used on the final return. 

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Level 3
Jun 6, 2019 11:19:11 AM

For the final return, you will claim all income and expenses and deductions and credits just as you would if the person was alive and had lived all year. If there are any excess credits/carryovers, they are lost if not used on the final return.