Form 1116 - do I ned to send in a paper copy?

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My return generates a form 1116, the Foreign Tax Credit form. In past years I have had to print out a copy of this form and mail it to the IRS via the "print required forms" option, after I efile.

This year, though, TurboTax is not telling me I need to do that. Has something changed for 2025? Is this an oversight? PS: For the record, I am not eligible for the Form 1116 exemption.

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

You may have been required to mail the Form 1116 in the past due to special circumstances such as carryover foreign tax credits from previous years or foreign taxes not reported on 1099 forms. If you were not instructed to mail the form in for 2024, then you don't need to do so.