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New Member
posted Jun 1, 2019 10:15:06 AM

Under "Deductions Related to Foreign Earned Income" - should the amounts entered be negative or positive?

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New Member
Jun 1, 2019 10:15:07 AM

They are asking for the deduction amount so you would enter any deductions as a positive number.

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New Member
Jun 1, 2019 10:15:07 AM

They are asking for the deduction amount so you would enter any deductions as a positive number.

Returning Member
Mar 13, 2020 8:12:56 AM

When I enter it as a positive number, my tax liabilities (tax I owe) increase instead of decreasing. But when I enter it as a negative number my tax liabilities decrease, which make sense. Is this a glitch in TurboTax?

Expert Alumni
Mar 16, 2020 11:05:42 AM

The deduction from foreign earned income gives you less income to exclude so your tax would increase.  TurboTax is calculating it correctly.