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tax return use in foreign country

I lived in the US until 2017. I now live in Hong Kong. I have my IRS tax return check in the US (cause I had to go through a missing check report form and took me such a long time to get the check reissued). The check was mailed to my friend's address in the US because I no more live in the US. I do not have a back account in the US now. How do I use the IRS check/money? Can I deposit the IRS check in my hong kong bank? Any advice?

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DaveF1006
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tax return use in foreign country

No. A direct deposit of a tax refund can only be deposited into a US bank located in the US. It cannot be direct deposited into a foreign bank account located in a foreign country. You can have the tax refund sent as a refund check in the mail to the address entered on the tax return. 

 

The only thing you can do is complete a Form 8822, Change of Address (For Individual, Gift, Estate, or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Returns) and/or a Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party — Business and send them to the address shown on page to of the 8822. Here is a link to the 8822.  1submit it along with a letter that states your refund check from 2017 is in limbo and you need it reissued and sent to the address that you recorded on the 8822. 

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