In my Federal Review, I get the following question: Form 6251: Simplified FTC election must be entered.
I then have to fill out the following form:
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It depends on what the foreign income is. The simplified method is, well, simple. If your income is simple like wages or interest or dividends or something then choose the simplified method. If you have foreign income from trusts and other complex sources then you need to select no and start answering all of the questions.
Thank you! Yes the income is simple. I only have income from wages and interest/dividends.
Couple followup questions:
1. If you haven't had to deal with it before then it's your first year. You're good.
2. If you decide to invest in more complicated income producing activities outside the US in the future AND you expect to trigger the AMT then you will need to request to change methods down the road. Not something I would lose sleep over.
Okay got it, thanks!
Does selecting this mean that I lose the ability to do any carryovers of remaining FTC this year or in future years? Is there a way to know whether this applies to me? I'm not sure what my foreign tax liability is compared to my foreign tax credit (slightly above $300 this year).
No. This is strictly used for calculating the AMT and has nothing to do with your foreign tax credit or the carryover.
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