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Oct 27, 2020 3:07 PM UTC
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Form 1116 line 16

Anyone can advise how i can enter an amount on line 16 of form 1116 for 2018 tax year. There is an adjustment coming from 2017 return and i am amending 2018 tax return and struggling to show an amount on line 16. TIA

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itonewbie
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Oct 27, 2020 11:57 PM UTC

Under Credits > Foreign Tax Credit (1116) > Foreign Tax Credit (1116), on the line for Adjustments to foreign source taxable income.

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itonewbie
Level 15
Oct 27, 2020 9:31 PM UTC

Just because there's an adjustment on the 2017 return doesn't necessarily mean that there should be one for 2018.  What exactly is the adjustment you're trying to make?

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atif1040Author
Level 3
Oct 27, 2020 9:48 PM UTC

It is basically an adjustment for the recapture of domestic losses from last year. 

itonewbie
itonewbieAnswer
Level 15
Oct 27, 2020 11:57 PM UTC

Under Credits > Foreign Tax Credit (1116) > Foreign Tax Credit (1116), on the line for Adjustments to foreign source taxable income.

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