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Filing your U.S. taxes as an expat can be confusing. Our Practical
Planet section aims to help with its latest article, How
Many Exemptions Are You Eligible For? (It might be more than you
think) by Anne Alexander Sieder.
Tax Agencies:
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
State
Agencies (by State) (Including forms.)
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Obtaining IRS Forms:
The IRS site had a search
function for all its forms and publication. They can be downloaded
in PDF format, readable with the free Acrobat
Reader
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Obtaining State Forms:
State
Tax Forms Download tax forms by state.
Foreign Service Resources:
AFSA publishes an annual comprehensive
tax guide in its Foreign Servcie Journal. Visit its site for information.
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Expat Resources:
 The
Expat's Guide to US Taxes by Jane A. Bruno
The Expat's Guide to US Taxes" is one guidebook no expat should
be without! Jane Bruno leads readers through the increasingly
complex expat tax maze. Her straigt-forward guide answers all
of your most difficult tax questions. --Reviewed by Betsy Burlingame,
Editor, Expat Exchange
© 2000 Second Printing ISBN: 096628691X $19.95 Bruno
Expat Tax Services
According to Amazon.com, this book is now out of print. But you
might be able to find a used one. (Note added 11 February, 2004)
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Tax Preparation:
TurboTax
Do your federal and state taxes with Quicken TurboTax.
UDS ELECtroTAX
INDIVIDUAL UDS ELECtroTAX INDIVIDUAL has FREE download and
supports all individual federal tax forms/schedules accepted electronically
(including MD). This program supports Windows 95, 98 & NT. It
allows ACH debit payments and is also available for IRS e-file
Customer Number (ECN) recipients. Separate 1040EZ, 1040A, and
1040Deluxe packages are available. E-filing is $6.95 for a single
return ($12.95 for 1040Deluxe with MD).
TaxACT
Download FREE software! Prepare complex returns (with in-depth
interview and audit features) and e-file using TaxACT. Owe money?
Use ACH Debit for balance due payments! TaxACT is also available
for paperless filing for IRS E-file Customer Number (ECN) recipients.
Prices for downloads are: Standard - FREE; Deluxe - $9.95 (CD
- $17.90 w/ shipping/handling). E-filing is $7.95 per return.
Printing is FREE.
Block Financial
Corp. Do your taxes online at www.taxcut.com for only $9.95,
including FREE electronic filing. (Pay nothing until you've finished
your return.) If you qualify, use our 1040EZ Online program to
prepare and e-file your return for FREE. Or download TaxCut software
to your own PC for only $14.95. Do as many returns as you like
and the first e-file is only $6.95.
H&R Block,
Inc. Do your taxes online at www.hrblock.com. Secure and easy
to use. Pay only when you are finished and satisfied. It's just
$9.95, which includes e-filing and printing of your federal return.
Your state return is just $4.95 and includes free e-filing. You
can even get an electronic refund advance of up to $5,000, usually
within two days (this is a loan; a fee applies). Our 1040EZ program
is completely FREE.
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