I am living and working in Europe now. Can I file my taxes still with Turbotax?

[richard-pappalar]

I worked the first part of the year for the US affiliate for my company and then the latter part of the year in Germany.  How do I go about filing federal and state taxes?  Am I at risk of double taxation?

[ThomasM125]

You need to file a tax return in TurboTax and report all of your foreign and domestic income. If you are retaining a residence in the US, you will need to file a full-year resident tax return in your state. If you abandoned your residence in the US, then you would file a part-year resident return in the state you lived in. 

You may not have an issue with double taxation, since you can get a credit on your US tax return for income taxes paid to Germany. When you prepare your tax return in TurboTax, look for the Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion section where you will find advice on where and how to enter your foreign income and also have the opportunity to apply for a credit or exclusion on your foreign income.

You may be eligible for a foreign earned income exclusion. To qualify, you need to be a bona-fide resident of a foreign country or reside there for 330 consecutive days.

Here is a link to information on the foreign earned income exclusion:  Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

[SundayInSalem]

TurboTax works anywhere, but you may have issues preparing, paying for and filing your return if you are overseas.

• Telephone number. Personal Info is not set up for foreign telephone numbers, so you can either leave that blank, use a dummy number or the number of a friend or family member. This number is not necessary. It lets the IRS and state tax authorities contact you. The IRS and state should send you a letter if they have any issues, so you can call them.
  See: Can I use a foreign phone number for my personnel information?
• US bank account. You will need a US bank account to receive your tax refund, and you'll need a US bank account (or credit/debit card with a US billing address) if paying additional federal taxes owed. You can always file by mail and request or pay by check.
• Paying for TurboTax. You will need a US billing address to pay for TurboTax if using a credit or debit card.
  See: Can I e-file with a foreign address?
• E-filing. You may have issues e-filing. See: My federal e-file is not going through. I'm given the following error message: 601ERRV:5, CustHdr_17....
• TurboTax support. TurboTax representatives cannot do callbacks to foreign numbers. You can contact support through Twitter or Facebook.
  See: How do I speak to someone from overseas??