Tax Year Prior to 2020: My physical address is different from my mailing address,But the site only asks for my mailing address. Do i need to and how would i put my physical address

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June 1, 2019
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davey_b0iAuthor

Level 2

I dont see a personal Info Tab

kll

Level 10

Do you see a search or magnifying glass at the top of the screen? Type the words "personal information" in the Search, then a popup will come up with the option to "Jump to personal information". Select that.

davey_b0iAuthor

Level 2

all that asks is mailing address not physical address

kll

Level 10

No, you don't need to put your physical address on your tax return. Your mailing address is fine. Just make sure the state of residency is correct in the Personal Info tab section. Also, if you earned money in another state, make sure that is indicated there as well.

CoreyFilingTax

Level 2

Thanks, can my address be a PO Box for filing? I have a physical address too but I like getting my mail at the PO Box.

Also, my roommate is low income getting government benefits and my income is very high, so I don’t want the IRS to get suspicious of two dramatically different tax filings from the same address

SusanY1

Level 15

Yes, you can use a PO Box. You should use the address where you would like to receive checks and correspondence from the IRS.

Your tax filing and that of your unrelated roommate will not be linked or cause any suspicion at the IRS.

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think41c

Level 2

The other answer saying you can put your mailing address is incorrect. I have a mailing address in California, but live in North Carolina. Now California is telling me I need to file a tax return there since they've seen that my physical address is in California (despite me never having lived there).

The real answer is, if your physical address is in the same state as your mailing address, it doesn't matter what you put. If your physical address is in a different state than your mailing address, the other state will want to know why they didn't get a tax return filed for that state.

powelkry

Level 2

This this this!!!! I put my mailing address as my parents, and it’s showing up on my 2017& probably my 2018 tax returns, and now Maryland wants to know why I didn’t file a return with them when the federal one was filed in Maryland when I actually lived with an ex boyfriend in Pennsylvania those years! He was abusive and stole all of my documents lol. I had to get a new birth certificate in 2019 to update my drivers license when i finally did move back home to Maryland. How did you get this issue resolved? Did you end up paying California taxes even though you really didn’t live there? 😩

Critter-3

Level 15

Respond to MD that you just kept using your MD address even though you were living & working in PA ... then send them a copy of the PA return and copies of your W-2 forms with PA withholdings.