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Foreign Tax Credit Calculator

Estimate your FTC limitation under IRC §904 and determine how much of your foreign taxes paid can be claimed as a credit against U.S. tax.

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Foreign income & tax credit analysis

Filing Info
Income Category

General: wages, business income. Passive: dividends, interest, rents.

Income & Tax
$

Taxable income earned from foreign sources

$

Worldwide taxable income (Form 1040, line 15)

$

Total tax before any credits (Form 1040, line 18)

$

Income taxes paid or accrued to the foreign country

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Enter your foreign source income, total taxable income, U.S. tax, and foreign taxes paid to estimate your Foreign Tax Credit limitation.

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