Can I file my taxes on TurboTax as a Turkish-American citizen living and working in Turkey? Where on TurboTax free edition can I find the approriate forms?

[eminecgr]

I live and work in Turkey. TurboTax doesn't give me the option to fill out any of the relevant forms Form 1040 Form 2555 Form 1116 Anyone know what I might be missing?

[mesquitebean]

@eminecgr 

Does Turkish-American citizen mean you are a citizen of both countries?   You should describe your citizenship status and situation in more detail to get more comments about your filing situation.

TurboTax can prepare returns for American citizens or "resident aliens for tax purposes."   That being said, Free Edition cannot prepare Forms 2555 (Foreign Earned Income) or Form 1116 (Foreign Tax Credit.)    If using Online TurboTax, those forms would require Online Deluxe or higher.

I'll also ask Champ @pk who is quite familiar with international filing to review this thread in case there are any special issues you will need to be aware of.

[eminecgr]

Thank you for your help.

I have dual citizenship. I'm trying to file form 2555 and form 1116. As far as I understand, that won't be doable on the free version of TurboTax.

Thanks! 

[JamesG1]

To file IRS forms 2555 and 1116, you will have to upgrade to another version of TurboTax Online.  You will be prompted to upgrade as you work in the software.

In the search microscope in the upper right hand corner of the screen, enter 'foreign income'.  Then select 'Jump to foreign income'.

Or follow these steps to enter foreign earned income.

• Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal.
• Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages & Income.
• Scroll down to Less Common Income.  Click on the down arrow to the right.
• Select Start/Revisit to the right of Foreign earned income and exclusion.
• Answer the interview questions. 

@eminecgr