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 \nMost of the US international tax experts prefer claiming Foreign TaxCredit (Form 1716)on client's U.S.tax return rather than preparing form2555(Foreign Earned Income Exclusion).Such a decision is morebeneficial.Read further to learn why FTC is a better way to save moneyon your US expat taxes.  \n## Here are 5 quick facts about IRS Form 1716 and US tax returns:\n\n1.You claim Foreign Tax Credit on your US expat taxes by filing Form7716  \n2.You attach this form to a Form 1040,your individual US tax return  \n3.The credit reduces your US tax liability on expat income dollar fordollar  \n4.You cannot take Foreign Tax Credit against income which you havepreviously excluded by the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion  \n5.And you can't receive a refund of foreign taxes paid through your UStax return  \nDo you want to have a free 20-min phone consultation call with ourU.S.tax expert?Book your spot here.  \nHow to claim the Foreign Tax Credit by filing Form 1716Do you want to take advantage of the Foreign Tax Credit and file Form1116 on your next US tax return?First,you need to know about therequirements.To be eligible to use the Foreign Tax Credit,one mustmeet ALL4 specified standards:  \n● The tax must be actual foreign tax liability and legally derived  \n● The tax must be imposed on you  \n● You must have paid or accrued the tax,and  \n● The tax must be an income tax or Tax in Lieu of Income Tax  \nFollowing Foreign Taxes That Do Not Qualify:  \n● Taxes refundable to you  \n● Taxes subsided you or someone related to you  \n● Taxes you could have avoided paying as they are not required by law  \n·Withheld foreign taxes on dividends for foreign stocks and theydon't meet required minimum holding periods  \n·Withheld foreign taxes on gains and income from other foreignproperties that don't meet required minimum holding periods  \nYou can claim these taxes as itemized deduction even if you alreadyclaimed foreign tax credits for qualifying taxes.  \n## Tax Tip1\n\nRemember that you need to convert all of the paid foreign taxes to USdollars.The IRS prefers that you convert each transaction at the foreignexchange rate at the date of the transaction.However,if you choose toclaim foreign income taxes on an accrual basis,you will have to use theannual average foreign exchange rate.  \nThe eligible taxes include only passive category income and general categoryincome.  \nPassive category income includes dividends,interest,rents androyalties.Capital gains that are not considered as active conduct of atrade or business also fall under Passive income.General categoryincome may include wages,salary,and overseas allowances.The lattercategory also includes income earned in the active conduct of a tradeor business.  \nThere are other limitations on certain foreign taxes that you can notclaim as a foreign tax credit.For example,the Foreign Tax Credit doesn'tapply against any tax paid to North Korea,Iran,Sudan or Syria.  \nYou can easily calculate the amount of FTC limitation:  \n1.Divide Foreign Sourced Taxable Income by Total Taxable IncomeBefore Exemptions  \n2.Multiply it by Total US tax and you will have the final amount ofForeign Sourced US Tax.  \nAdvantages of Foreign Tax Credit and general rulesAre you ready to claim the Foreign Tax Credit on your U.S.expat taxreturn?You need to know that FTC cannot exceed the amount of US taxthat you pay on foreign-sourced income.Let's look at the Form 1176example and how US expat can benefit from it.  \nU.S.expats have to remember the following information beforedeciding to claim F","cbCaioNnNBX6ePhR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioNnNBX6ePhR","pdf",6435147,10,"English","# What is Form 1116 and who needs to file it?\n## Five quick facts about IRS Form 1716 and US tax returns\n## Requirements and foreign taxes that do not qualify\n## Tax Tip 1: Currency conversion and income categories\n## Advantages and general rules\n## Tax Tip 2: Carryback and carryover\n## Filing basis and one-form guidance\n## Tax Tip 3 and Tax Tip 4\n## Example: Claiming Foreign Tax Credit using Form 1116","[{\"question\":\"What is Form 1116 used for in US expat taxes?\",\"answer\":\"Form 1116 is used to claim the Foreign Tax Credit on US returns, reducing US tax on foreign-sourced income.\"},{\"question\":\"What requirements must foreign taxes meet to qualify for the credit?\",\"answer\":\"The tax must be actual foreign liability, legally derived, imposed on you, and paid or accrued. 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