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[NoDisplayName]

Hello, American expats!

Looking forward to paying your tribute for 2023?

Have you been using freefilefillableforms.com for online electronic filing?

 

Ha!  Not anymore ya ain't!

 

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Foreign Phone Numbers

• Account Creation - You cannot use a foreign phone number. Without a U.S. phone number, you may not be able to create, access or recover your account.   

 

Now searching for online alternative for electronic submission to avoid printing and mailing hardcopy.

Any suggestions?

[NoDisplayName]

Looking over the options at the IRS website,  the system offered two options.

 

FreeTaxUS

 

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Can I use FreeTaxUSA if I live at a foreign address?

Unfortunately, we don't support customers or preparers who are living outside the United States when they file their taxes, even if they lived in a US territory.

 

The final option is TaxSlayer.

 

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Mobile phone

Mobile phone is required.

 

 

 

Gosh, you'd expect a terrorist organization that demands tribute from any and all income galaxy-wide, regardless of physical location, would make it possible to e-file......

 

 

Edited February 24 by NoDisplayName

[Mike Lister]

Moved to US Home Country Forum for more targeted response.

[gamb00ler]

33 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

Now searching for online alternative for electronic submission to avoid printing and mailing hardcopy.

Any suggestions?

I used OLT last year and also will again this year.  I already filled in the info for 2023 but have not submitted to IRS.  I need to do one more check on my figures.

 

They do accept a Thailand address.

 

https://www.olt.com

 

Edited February 24 by gamb00ler

[bamnutsak]

I'd spring $40 for TurboTax.

 

I did.

 

eFiled on January 27, 2024, refund deposited February 7, 2024.

 

 

[lopburi3]

29 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

I used OLT last year and also will again this year.  I already filled in the info for 2023 but have not submitted to IRS.  I need to do one more check on my figures.

 

They do accept a Thailand address.

 

https://www.olt.com

 

Used last two years and queued (prior to IRS accepting returns) and received refund January 31.

[Sheryl]

I always use Freefillable forms

 

But, I do keep a US mobile phone number. Off most of the time, I turn it on in Thailand only to receive SMSes.

 

Having a Thai address is no problem, all my returns have Thai address. But to create the account (which you have to re-do each year) need a US phone number.

[NoDisplayName]

2 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

I used OLT last year and also will again this year.  I already filled in the info for 2023 but have not submitted to IRS.  I need to do one more check on my figures.

 

They do accept a Thailand address.

 

https://www.olt.com

 

 

THANKS!!!!!!!!!

 

30 minutes to file.

Sent, accepted by the bad people about half an hour later.

 

 

Edited February 24 by NoDisplayName

[NoDisplayName]

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

I always use Freefillable forms

 

But, I do keep a US mobile phone number. Off most of the time, I turn it on in Thailand only to receive SMSes.

 

Having a Thai address is no problem, all my returns have Thai address. But to create the account (which you have to re-do each year) need a US phone number.

 

This is a recent change.  I had used them past 6 years, in Thailand and in China.