How do you add a foreign phone number into Turbotax? I live abroad and everytime I try to enter in my phone number I get "invalid phone number."

[Carl]

The phone number *must* be a 10-digit U.S. phone number. If you don't have one, just leave it blank - not even a space in that box.

[karakarakara]

Haha. How ridiculous!

Thanks for the help, Carl. I will indeed leave it blank.

[Carl]

I don't know why the IRS even asks for a phone number. The IRS will never ever ever ever call you under any circumstances and with no exceptions.

[harry-clayton-co]

It may have worked in 2020 (leaving the input field blank) but it doesn't work in 2023

[DoninGA]

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@harry-clayton-co wrote:

It may have worked in 2020 (leaving the input field blank) but it doesn't work in 2023

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It is the TurboTax program that is requiring a phone number so that you can e-file your tax return.  Since the program will not accept "Blank" for a phone number then enter a valid US Area Code and any phone number.

For this issue with the TurboTax program I would use the IRS phone number for international callers -

267-941-1000

Note that the IRS does not require a phone number entered on the Form 1040.