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I've deducted foreign taxes before, but not when I was subject to AMT. I am now. Should I elect the simplified foreign tax limitation credit this year?

All of my foreign taxes paid were from mutual funds or stocks

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pk
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I've deducted foreign taxes before, but not when I was subject to AMT. I am now. Should I elect the simplified foreign tax limitation credit this year?

AMT does not itself  chnage anything as to how you treat foreign tax ( credit or deduction ) -- note however that from  2018  ( under the new law ) foreign tax deduction allowance  is questionable ( there is no IRS guidance on this  yet whereas the  SALT deduction is out ).

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pk
Level 15
Level 15

I've deducted foreign taxes before, but not when I was subject to AMT. I am now. Should I elect the simplified foreign tax limitation credit this year?

AMT does not itself  chnage anything as to how you treat foreign tax ( credit or deduction ) -- note however that from  2018  ( under the new law ) foreign tax deduction allowance  is questionable ( there is no IRS guidance on this  yet whereas the  SALT deduction is out ).

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