Foreign Tax Paid not flowing to 1040 Sch 3

[REBECCABAILIN]

Thanks in advance

I have a client with a managed investment fund.  The 1099 DIV shows $250 of Foreign Tax Paid which I input in Box 7A.  

The $250 is not showing up on 1040/Sch 3 Part 1 Line 1.  

In years past I noticed that unless you fill in 7b with a date, it won't flow.  So I put in 12/31/2019 since there are a ton of transactions all year.   I filled in 8a as "various".  

I wondered if maybe NOT having 8b, 8c and 8d filled in was the problem.  I don't know the totals.  It's 126 pages of detail for the 1099 DIV with umpty ump foreign transactions.  So I tried a few numbers in those boxes.  Still no flow through to 1040/Sch 3 Line 1

I also found a worksheet for 1040/Sch 3, Line 1 and I checked the box for Form 1040 on line 2.

Does anyone know how this works?

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

In Elections, Form 1040, click on the one (near the top) that says "elects to not file form 1116'.  After doing that then the foreign tax should flow to sch 3 part 1 line 1

 

[grandmabee]

or on form 1116 you can check that box also on top of form to use without the 1116 if under 300/600

[Pacun]

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