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Posted by Steve Dawson on July 13, 2007, 3:14 pm
Please log in for more thread options Just a question on a somewhat related note. Does Turbo Tax handle the 1116
Form?
Steve Dawson
> And, BTW, IF you use the 1099-div. form, the Foreign
> Tax is a Deduction, off your Income tax-- IF you
> use the 1116-A the tax becomes a CREDIT against
> your total taxs (Do you want to take 15 %, or 100%
> of the value of these taxs paid? 1116 = more
> paper, 1099div = LESS value to you! Jim
>
> Ira Smilovitz wrote:
>>> I have Alcatel-Lucent stock which deducts French withholding tax from
>>> dividends. I'm trying to create a category in Quicken that maps to Line
>>> 6 (Foreign Tax Paid) on a 1099-DIV but can't find it. Anyone have any
>>> ideas?
>>
>> Why are you trying to map to a 1099-DIV? That form is used to report to
>> you the foreign tax withheld. You will report that number in one of three
>> places: On Schedule A, on Form 1116, or directly on the back of Form
>> 1040. You should be looking for a mapping to one of these lines.
>>
>> Ira Smilovitz
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