June 6, 2022
![In TY 2019, 6% of total individual income tax returns claimed the foreign tax credit. Among those with under $25,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI), only 0.6% claimed the credit, whereas 64% of those with AGI over $1 million claimed the foreign tax credit In TY 2019, 6% of total individual income tax returns claimed the foreign tax credit. Among those with under $25,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI), only 0.6% claimed the credit, whereas 64% of those with AGI over $1 million claimed the foreign tax credit](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_screenshot_06.06.2022_2.png)
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The foreign tax credit prevents double-taxation of foreign-source income. In tax year 2019, only 6% of individual filers claimed the foreign tax credit, while 64% of taxpayers with adjusted gross income over $1 million claimed it.