I am living in the UK. I need to pay my filing fees with a credit card but only have a UK account. How can I pay with my UK credit card?

[dahlia-ansley]

I have filed for years in the USA using Turbo Tax but this is my second year filing from the UK. I work and live here full time. I paid last year with my refund but this year I don't have any refund and to pay my filing fee with Turbo Tax I need to pay by credit card. I only have a UK account. It wants my US state and zip code but I don't have one. How can I pay using my UK credit card?

[ToddL99]

You cannot use a foreign (UK) credit card to pay TurboTax fees.

Why is this happening? It is not a TurboTax limitation. U.S. banks require the card's billing address in order to validate on-line charges, and the databases they use for this purpose do not include foreign addresses (too many possible formats). Also, a great deal of on-line credit card fraud emanates from foreign countries; requiring a valid U.S. billing address reduces the chance that someone overseas is stealing your card number. 

There are a few ways around this limitation.  

If you have a refund coming, you can use it to pay your TurboTax fees - this is a rather expensive option because of the service charge.  

The only other option is to pay for your TurboTax with someone else's U.S. credit card (close relative or close friend), one with a U.S. billing address. The payment process is completely separate from the tax return preparation, so using a card with a different name & address won't be a problem