I am e-filing only federal tax. I am US citizen and reside in foreign country with no income from any US state. but not able to efile federal taxes. Why?

[milind20]

I dont have any state ID or driving license as I am staying in foreign country for last 10 years...

[DoninGA]

In the My Info section of the program you should have selected as your resident state Foreign or US Possession at the bottom of the dropdown list.  You should also have indicated that you did not live or make money in any other state.  This would have prevented any state tax return from being required.

If you have excluded all of your foreign earned income from taxation then the tax return cannot be e-filed without any taxable income being entered.  The federal tax return would have to be printed and mailed.

However, you can add $1 of interest income so the tax return can be e-filed.

Enter interest income in the Search box locate in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to interest income

On the Form 1099-INT use any name for Received from: and enter $1 in Box 1

[2018problems]

Not on the initial subject but for me when I try to use SEARCH it goes into a loop. I have reported this a couple of times with no resolution.

[milind20]

Did that... Our AGI is more than USD 10000... I have been efiling federal return for last 10 years with no taxable income but this year getting error.. I am guessing it is bug in the intuit/turbotax system.. For now filed for extension.. Will really appreciate somebody can guide me...