Form 2555 Won't Delete

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
February 24, 2022
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I said I did not earn any Foreign Income but TurboTax still kept giving me an error stating I incorrectly filled out the Foreign Income section (it would display 0 for the total earned foreign income). After reading similar questions on here, I tried deleting the form through the forms section and it no longer shows up in my list of forms, but still pops up as an error. I tried skipping the error check, but the program will not let me file the return because it keeps saying that is an error. I did check the filing papers (save for personal records) and verified that no Form 2555 was included. This must be a programming error, unless someone knows a workaround to make it stop with the error or just submit my taxes?

Best answer by bluedeb

Form 2555 may have 2 forms, one for taxpayer (2555-T) and one for spouse 2555-S. Delete both

Also, try the following:

Go to Federal Taxes.
Go to Wages and Income.
Scroll down to Less Common Income and click show more.
Scroll down to Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion and click Revisit.
Answer No to the Question "Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States?".

If you entered the wages in the W-2 section, go back to and uncheck the box that you worked outside the US

bluedeb

Answer

Alumni - Champ

Form 2555 may have 2 forms, one for taxpayer (2555-T) and one for spouse 2555-S. Delete both

Also, try the following:

Go to Federal Taxes.
Go to Wages and Income.
Scroll down to Less Common Income and click show more.
Scroll down to Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion and click Revisit.
Answer No to the Question "Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States?".

If you entered the wages in the W-2 section, go back to and uncheck the box that you worked outside the US

ZordonAuthor

Level 2

That did it! I had it checked that I earned money outside the United States in the W-2 section. Thanks.

mcgaley

Level 3

Same here. I got through everything (and I am using 1116 instead of 2555). I paid for state efiling. Then got an error that some dates were missing on for 2555-T. I tried deleting the form. It goes away from list but somehow the issue remains, preventing efiling HELP please.

MarilynG

Level 15

Since we can't see your return in this forum, it would seem that somewhere in your return you indicated you received Foreign Income or Paid Foreign Tax (W-2, 1099-Misc, K-1, 1099-Div, Pension, Rental).

If you paid Foreign Tax on a 1099-Div, for example, TurboTax needs the amount of Foreign Income related to the Foreign Tax you entered.

If none of these apply, if you're using TurboTax Online, try closing the program, clear your Cache and Cookies and re-visit.

Click this link for more info on Removing Foreign Income Form 2555.

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