I worked in China for 4 months in 2022. I was payed monthly and have 4 pay receipts indicating that I payed taxas in China. How do I report this on my 2022 tax return?

[Anonymous_]

I will page Champ @pk. Check back.

[pk]

@zweinberg87 , did you work in China as a resident / citizen there for four months and then moved to USA or are you saying you are a US person ( citizen/ Green Card / Resident for tax purposes  ) whom was in China  while working for a US entity ( temporary work )?

I will circle back once I hear from you --yes ?

pk

[zweinberg87]

Thanks for the response! I am a US citizen who was employed by a Chinese company for 4 months for the 2022 Winter Olympics that took place in Beijing last winter.  

[DanaB27 · Accepted solution]

Since you are a US Citizen then you need to report your worldwide income no matter where you live. You do not meet the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion but you might qualify for the Foreign Tax Credit. 

Please follow these steps to enter your foreign income:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “foreign income”
3. Click on “Jump to foreign income”
4. Answer "Yes" to "Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States?"
5. Choose “A statement from my foreign employer (could be cash)”and click “Continue”.
6. TurboTax will walk you through the questions.

Please follow these steps to claim your foreign tax credit after you've entered all your foreign income:

1. From within your return, search for "foreign tax credit" and select the "Jump to" link in the search results.
2. Answer "Yes" to "Did you pay foreign taxes in 2022 or have credits to use from a prior year?"
3. Walk through the interview questions and TurboTax will determine if you qualify for the credit

@zweinberg87

[pk]

@zweinberg87 , based on your response  and absent any other contributing factors, I agree with @DanaB27 , that you  (a) recognize the  income as foreign income, (b) can ameliorate  the effects of double taxation ( by US and China ) by using foreign tax credit ( form 1116)  OR tax  tax deduction ( if you itemize  and within SALT limitations ).

Is there more I can do for you ?