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I live abroad and have not filed taxes for the past 9-10 years. I want to get this taken care of and get in compliance. But i have no idea how to go about this. i have not earned over the $80,000 exemption for my entire time outside of the USA. How can i find out what years i have not filed and get them taken care of? I will also need to renew my passport soon so need to get it done quickly. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Submitted: 16 days and 2 hours ago.

Category: Tax

Value: $15

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Posted by RD 16 days and 2 hours ago.

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You need to file the tax returns ASAP. You can claim the foreign earned income exclusion and may not have any tax liability.

You can request a tax account transcript from the IRS by calling 1-800-829-1040 and ask them to fax it to you. This will provide you the required information on the taxes filed, if any.

Let me know if you have any question.

Please note: This advice is provided with the understanding that all the relevant facts have been provided by you. Any change in facts might affect the advice given and hence may not be relied on in such cases. Nothing contained in this reply was intended or written to be used, can be used by any taxpayer, or may be relied upon or used by any taxpayer for the purposes of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

16 days and 2 hours ago.

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thats half of it answer.. then how do i go about actually filing? how can i be certain that once i file i can in fact renew my passport?

Accepted Answer

You need to file for each of the tax years. You can either download the tax forms from the IRS at www.irs.gov or engage a tax professional to prepare it for you.

If filed tax return is required for renewing the passport than you should be able to renew your passport. IRS will update your records with the filed tax return which can be retrieved by the authorities. This may take 8-12 weeks after you file.

Let me know if you have any question.

Please note: This advice is provided with the understanding that all the relevant facts have been provided by you. Any change in facts might affect the advice given and hence may not be relied on in such cases. Nothing contained in this reply was intended or written to be used, can be used by any taxpayer, or may be relied upon or used by any taxpayer for the purposes of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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Expert:	RD
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Answered:	11/5/2009

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