Foreign tax and foreign dividends problem

[netmouser]

My 1099-div has an amount for field 7. foreign tax paid.  I entered 382.59.  I continue.    For Uncommon Situations I enter None.   I continue.   An error says to enter foreign dividends received.    I have mutual funds RIC checked.    I do not see anything in the detail except for a few lines like the following.   So, do I just add up the few lines like this (-76.63) to get the total foreign dividends?    All the other lines do not have a negative number like the foreign ones do.  So very confusing.

06/20/25    -76.63   Foreign tax paid-Various   03

[DavidD66]

Different financial institutions report the details of dividends differently.  There should be some information for each mutual fund that paid a dividend that shows both the different types of dividends (total, ordinary, 199A, foreign, and the amount of foreign tax paid).  You want the amount of foreign dividends that resulted in the foreign tax being paid, not the tax - you already have that from box 7.  The amount of foreign dividends must be greater than the foreign tax paid. 

[netmouser]

I'm showing the only foreign related dividends on the form's detail.   And the amounts are negative.  I need someone who can tell me what to do with this.

[DavidD66]

If the amounts you are referring to total more than the amount of foreign dividends in box 7 I would use it.  Given the amount of your foreign tax paid, it's not going to make any difference in your total tax if the amount of foreign dividends you enter is off somewhat.    

[netmouser]

What I see in the main form for 7 = 382.95.   Of course, in 1a I have the overall total dividends.  

Below is the partial detail of this one section (out of several sections), where the foreign tax paid is listed.  At the bottom of this section is the total dividends for the full section and total foreign tax withheld.  I am confused as to what to enter for the foreign source income:

Actually, given this is so little money, I am ready to just enter the foreign tax as a deduction instead of credit.  Your thoughts?  

(Partial of this one section)

03/21/25 259.76 Qualified dividend 03
03/21/25 184.27 Nonqualified dividend 03
03/21/25 -29.47 Foreign tax paid-Various 03

06/20/25 479.06 Nonqualified dividend 03
06/20/25 -76.63 Foreign tax paid-Various 03
09/19/25 501.00 Qualified dividend 03
09/19/25 355.42 Nonqualified dividend 03
09/19/25 -56.85 Foreign tax paid-Various 03

12/19/25 -219.64 Foreign tax paid-Various 03