Foreign address and phone number for filing

[karthikbr_tax]

Hi,

I moved to my home country from US earlier this year in January for good. I was a US resident for the entire 2019. I'm preparing to file my tax now. I see that IRS and TT allows you to enter a foreign address but with caveats. It allows only 49 characters in the address row while I need more. Address in my country is neither standardized nor short like those in US. What should I do in this case? Right now, my address is spilling over to the "city" box.

Also, what about the phone number? If I enter my home country in the address, do I need to provide the country code as well for the phone number?

[Irene2805 · Accepted solution]

Try abbreviating the address as best you can to make it fit.

You can't enter an international phone number in the Mailing Address & Phone number section of the Personal Interview.   You can enter the phone number of a relative or friend in the U.S. or a "dummy number" (800-555-1212). This will allow you to complete your return, and the IRS will identify your entry as a placeholder number -- if the IRS needs to contact you they will do it by mail.