I left for Africa with the Peace Corps in late July of 2016. Do I use my foreign address on my 2016 tax return?

[GeoffreyG · Accepted solution]

For purposes of filing your US income tax return, you can use your United States mailing address, or your could use your foreign address; although technically speaking it really should not matter.

So, for the sake of simplicity, if you still receive mail at your US address (and someone collects it there for you), then you can safely use your US address on your tax return.  Otherwise, you can use your (temporary) overseas address.  The main purpose of providing the address information will be so that if the IRS ever needs to contact you, they'll be able to write you a letter, send you a notice, or mail you a tax refund.  If that is more likely at your US address than your Africa address, then chose the US address.  If the reverse is true, then use your foreign address.

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