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Individuals – Schedule B Part III Foreign Investment Account

Interview questions for Part III of Federal Schedule B (Form 1040) only appear automatically in the TaxAct program if you have:
  • Over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends,
  • Had a foreign account,
  • Received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or a transferor to, a foreign trust.
If you would like to enter this information anyway, or need to edit the information you already entered, follow the steps below:

TaxAct Online

Dashboard
  1. From within your TaxAct return, click Taxes & Miscellaneous. 
    • On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
  2. Click the Additional Tax Payments drop-down.
  3. Click Add beside Foreign Accounts & Trusts
  4. Complete the rest of the interview process. 
Classic
  1. From within your TaxAct return, click Federal. 
    • On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
  2. Click the Investment Income drop-down, then click Foreign investment account information.
  3. Complete the rest of the interview process.