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Taxpayers who paid taxes to a foreign country or U.S. possession may be able to take a nonrefundable foreign tax credit. Generally, to claim the credit, taxpayers are required to file Form 1116.

If the foreign tax paid is more than $300 ($600 for Married Filing Jointly) or they do not meet the other conditions to make the election to claim the foreign tax credit without filing Form 1116, taxpayers must file Form 1116 to claim the foreign tax credit. See Publication 514 for details.

File Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit, to claim the foreign tax credit if you are an individual, estate or trust, and you paid or accrued certain foreign taxes to a foreign country or U.S. possession.

U.S. citizens have to report foreign income U.S. citizens and resident aliens are required to report their worldwide income on their U.S. tax returns every year. That means you must report all the money you made inside the United States, as well as any foreign income you received during the tax year.

To choose the foreign tax credit, you generally must complete Form 1116 and attach it to your Form 1040, Form 1040-SR or Form 1040-NR. You must choose either the foreign tax credit or itemized deduction for all foreign taxes paid or accrued during the year.

Qualifying Foreign Taxes You can claim a credit only for foreign taxes that are imposed on you by a foreign country or U.S. possession. Generally, only income, war profits and excess profits taxes qualify for the credit. See Foreign Taxes that Qualify For The Foreign Tax Credit for more information.

A taxpayer may be able to claim the foreign tax credit without filing Form 1116 if all of the following apply. All foreign gross income is passive. The income and foreign taxes are reported on a qualified payee statement. The total creditable foreign taxes are not more than $300 ($600 for married filing jointly).