I did my return and I owe money. Unfortunately because I qualify for EIC, even though I didn’t get money, I can’t e-file because I live abroad.
I don’t have a check book and I don’t know how to do money order in Japan. I know I can’t just send straight up cash, but I’ve tried googling for my specific problem but I’m not getting any results.
Could I just send my mail to my family, and have one of them write a check under their name and then they mail it to the Department of Treasury?
To claim the EIC on your U.S. tax return, your home (and your spouse’s if filing a joint return) must have been in the United States for more than half the year. If you have a child and are interested in the child tax credit, the child must have lived with you in the United States for more than half the year.