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Notice code 025

Notice code 025 — We changed the amount claimed as foreign tax credit. The error was in the:  Computation of the tax …

We changed the amount claimed as foreign tax credit. The error was in the:  Computation of the tax on Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit, and/or Transfer of the amount to page 2 of your Form 1040.

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We changed the amount claimed as foreign tax credit. The error was in the:  Computation of the tax on Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit, and/or Transfer of the amount to page 2 of your Form 1040.

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