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posted Feb 17, 2025 12:45:50 PM

Turbo Tax Free won't let me proceed because it thinks I have a foreign account, but I don't. Suggestions on how to clear this message?

i even cleared my data and re-entered everything (2 W2s and 1 1099INT) and same message. The software only allows me to upgrade to Turbo Tax Deluxe.

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Expert Alumni
Feb 17, 2025 12:49:04 PM

Two places to look:

1. After you enter the income, the program asks if you have a foreign account before moving on to deductions. Return to the income section and hit done, go through those questions and answers again.

2. You have a 1099-INT. It may contain foreign income. Your investments could have been invested anywhere in the world and you may have have foreign income. Review your 1099-INT looking for foreign income.