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If you are a US expat, US citizen or a US green card then it is mandatory for you to file United States federal income tax returns, irrespective of the fact that you don’t reside in US. The above statement clearly defines that if you have moved outside US it doesn’t mean that you will get rid from your tax paying duties. The US government has fixed a certain upper minimum limit for incomes and all those residents who fall under this limit must file their income tax every year. If you are one of those who don’t possess adequate knowledge regarding income tax and US income tax laws then in that case you must seek Expatriate Tax Services or individual tax service professional’s guidance. There are three W’s you must be aware of with who you have to file your return, when you have to file your return and where you have you file your return. All these three W’s will be elaborated and explained below. With who to file return: - First of all you must know what does the term return filing means? Filing a return does not mean that you are a tax bugler. But as an expat, you might be falling under the minimum upper tax limit set by US government. There is a provision of exclusion in law for example you can earn salary up to 100,000 USD and pay no tax to US government. Additional to exclusion, if you are foreign income tax payee in that case you can also make a claim for foreign tax credit. If both tax exclusion and claim are filed simultaneously in that case you can avail healthy amount of benefit. All the returns are needed to be filed at the office of income tax. When to file returns: - The date for filing tax returns for people residing outside US is June 15. To file your returns all you have to do is to show your documents that justify your foreign address. If due to any reason you need some additional time you can fill form no 4868 and you will get extension for filing your return up to 15th October. More information regarding times can be attained from expatriate tax services or Individual Tax Services professionals. Where to file:- Returns can be filed at US embassy, but sometimes professionals serving in embassy are themselves not aware about filing procedure it is thus recommended that you must file returns at following addresses IRS, Austin, TX 73301-0215 USA and IRS, P.O. Box 1303, Charlotte, NC 28201-1303, USA. We are a decade old expatriate tax services or individual tax service consultancy firm that has been assisting expats to reduce their tax billing to know more about us and our work please visit us at http://www.usautax.com/. Thomas M Carden EA JSM Thomas is a director at United States Australia Tax Service. USAUTAX.COM He enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. He has over 17 years of Tax and Financial Industry experience. If you are looking for expatriate tax services or any question for Individual Tax Services or you are looking for Australian expat tax service then feel free to him at THOMAS@USAUTAX.COM
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