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#1;I had international work in 2 countries and my company paid the income taxes directly to those countries for me and is paying a tax service to do my US taxes.

The duration of work was not sufficient to have any wages counted as foreign income (for US Tax purposes)I believe the taxes paid by my company to these other countries should be converted to USD and included in my W-2 as 'other income'.





#2; If it is not included then the tax preparer cannot logically include a deduction for foreign taxes paid.



To me this seems logical, but in my experience accounting and taxes are not always as straight forward. I am just looking for clarification of the treatment of the foreign taxes as income or not.





Jon





#2;as mentioned above, then, the tax person needs to make sure that he does include the amount for tax preparation on the appropriate line when preparing the taxes. You, as a Taxpayer, who incurs fees from tax preparation can deduct those fees. The amount of the deduction may be small; however, that small deduction can move you down one or two tax brackets and thus save money #1;Then, you can claim the expense on Sch A of 1040 as long as you itemize deductions on your return; if not, you canât claim the expenses. The only way to take advantage of the tax preparation deduction is to file itemized tax return.#2;as mentioned above, then, the tax person needs to make sure that he does include the amount for tax preparation on the appropriate line when preparing the taxes. You, as a Taxpayer, who incurs fees from tax preparation can deduct those fees. The amount of the deduction may be small; however, that small deduction can move you down one or two tax brackets and thus save money



