Mailing address different from residence address?

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Subject Author Date Mailing address different from residence address? PeterL 04-07-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... Bill 04-08-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... Gene E. Utterback, EA, RF... 04-08-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... PeterL 04-08-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... Bill 04-08-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... PeterL 04-08-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... bill-deja 04-09-2009  Re: Mailing address different from residence addre... PeterL 04-09-2009
Posted by PeterL on April 8, 2009, 1:22 pm Please log in for more thread options On Apr 8, 6:26 am, an_ordinary_guy_...@hotmail.com (Bill) wrote: > po.n...@gmail.com (PeterL) posted: > > >I am filing for my son, who lives outside of this > >country. He has always use our address as > >his US mailing address, as mail to his > >residential country is iffy. This year I plan to > >e-file as he does not owe anything. But where > >do I put in a mailing address that's different > >from his residential address? Previously I just > >attach a note. But with e-file I can't attach a > >note. Is there a way to put in a mailing > >address that's different from his residential > >address? > > It seems simple logic that your son's "address of record" where the IRS > could reach him, is via your own mailing address -- and since that's the > address which has been used in previous years, you should continue to > use it until or unless he establishes another permanent and "accessible" > address. > > Bill > He needs to show that he is a full time foreign resident, so he must put his foreign address on the return. Besides, he is not filing a state return. If he is using our address he will be required to file a state return. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by bill-deja on April 9, 2009, 12:15 am Please log in for more thread options > I am filing for my son, who lives outside of this country.  He has > always use our address as his US mailing address, as mail to his > residential country is iffy.  This year I plan to e-file as he does > not owe anything.  But where do I put in a mailing address that's > different from his residential address?  Previously I just attach a > note.  But with e-file I can't attach a note.  Is there a way to put > in a mailing address that's different from his residential address? This seems like reasonable advice to me, but what's wrong with using line 1 on form 2555 for the foreign addres, and reporting the US address on form 1040? -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by PeterL on April 9, 2009, 12:35 pm Please log in for more thread options On Apr 8, 9:15 pm, bill-d...@weacca.com wrote: > > > I am filing for my son, who lives outside of this country.  He has > > always use our address as his US mailing address, as mail to his > > residential country is iffy.  This year I plan to e-file as he does > > not owe anything.  But where do I put in a mailing address that's > > different from his residential address?  Previously I just attach a > > note.  But with e-file I can't attach a note.  Is there a way to put > > in a mailing address that's different from his residential address? > > This seems like reasonable advice to me, but what's wrong with using > line 1 on form 2555 for the foreign addres, and reporting the US > address on form 1040? > Because using Taxcut you need to put a foreign address on the 1040 to show that he is a full time foeign resident, and thus get the foreign residence exclusion. I think I'll go with Bill and just paper file. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Similar Threads Posted Re: Mailing address for Estimated Tax? And a complaint. April 7, 2008, 4:13 pm Mailing address for Estimated Tax? And a complaint. 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