Yes, I have the same feeling from what I read ...
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Yes, I have the same feeling from what I read ...
Apparently, the IRS doesn't support physical signature of an e-filed return now anyway, so you will have to print and post your entire return.
And can you advise me a bit?
So I just put printed & signed form 1040EZ into envelope. Write an address and send. Thats all?
If so, which address is it?
Jackolantern
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Yes, there is some provision like that. People living overseas have extra time to file (not sure of the exact details of how long you need to be overseas). But from an immigration perspective, it's not a good idea to use that provision if you have a green card. If you're filing taxes in order to gain another bit of evidence of ties to the US, it's sort of defeats the purpose to claim that you're filing later than normal because you spend so much time outside the US.
Everybody can get an automatic extension to October 15th. They just need to fill out IRS form 4868 which you can do online. However, if any tax is owed then you will be charged interest from April 15th until it is paid.
nelsona
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IRS permits such filing -- even for resident alies (ie. GC holders).
There are many circumstances whereby a GC holder could quilify for Foreign Earned Income exclusion on the basis of being out of US on a protracted basis, and in no way jeopadize their GC.
As I've mentionned before, the GC spouse of a US citzen living abroad, a transfered employee of a US corp are just two.
In either case, the individual would still need to file a 1040 to avail himself of the exclusion.
Yes right!
But I guess this doesn't apply if one owes no money to IRS, right? It's April 9th, so if my letter with 1040EZ filled with zeros arrives couple days later I am still OK ... ?
Yes right!
But I guess this doesn't apply if one owes no money to IRS, right? It's April 9th, so if my letter with 1040EZ filled with zeros arrives couple days later I am still OK ... ?
And, is necessary to apply for extension ? (mentioned form 4868 )
Jackolantern
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If you don't owe anything and your income is so low that you aren't required to file by the IRS, you don't need to worry about filing a bit late or asking for an extension. You just want to make sure it is filed before you might have to show it to a US immigration officer, so file it anytime before you travel back to the US.
However, you should send it with delivery confirmation or tracking so you can know if it reached its destination or not. You don't want to be in a situation where you claim that you filed, and then a cross-check against IRS shows that you didn't. Most people who file would either owe something or get a refund, so even if they sent the return by snail mail they would know that it arrived based on the check being cashed or getting the refund. You aren't sending a check or getting back any money, so you should use another way of knowing that it got delivered.
Jackolantern
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Doesn't it say which address in the instructions? They probably have a list of different addresses based on your state of residence and whether you're sending a check or not.
Read 1040EZ, there isn't any info about addresses. But I already found address for New York state (that's Kansas city center).
But I wonder what would happen if I sent it do the main center in Texas
You may have read the form, but I guess you didn't read the instructions - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040ez.pdf.Read 1040EZ, there isn't any info about addresses. But I already found address for New York state (that's Kansas city center).
But I wonder what would happen if I sent it do the main center in Texas
nelsona
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... and that's why this isn't the place for tax advice...
I'm not sure what you are saying. Are you suggesting that someone gave the OP incorrect advice?
Jackolantern
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If you qualify for 1040EZ, you have the option to file the more complex 1040 if you prefer.
But I've never heard of that site before, so I don't know if they're legitimate, or if they're just a scam designed to collect your personal information for shady purposes. I hope you investigated them first.
Good point. If the return has genuinely been filed with the IRS then you should receive an IRS declaration control number (DCN) within three days - usually less. This is a fourteen digit number that is used to identify your return.
nelsona
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Yeah, you said so yourself! hanaah said they couldn't find the address on the Form, and you had to tell them the address in on the instructions.
With exchanges like that, should anyone trust this board for tax questions. Of course not.