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Sent to me by the USA Embassy. If you haven't registered with the US Embassy (and you are American) you should, at: https://travelregistration.state.gov



An IRS representative will be at the U.S. Embassy's American Citizen Services office March 23, 26, and 27 to answer your tax questions. Appointments are required. Appointments will be scheduled in ten-minute increments during the hours below, so please come prepared with concise questions.

Friday, March 23
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, March 26
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, March 27
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

You can request an appointment by email ([email protected]) or fax (02) 397-4101. Be sure to put "RESEND IRS" in your email subject line and indicate which hour you would prefer. Please include your email address, office or home telephone number, and cell phone number.

If you cannot come to the Embassy for an appointment, the IRS representative may be able to talk with you over the phone. Please send your telephone number by fax or email as described above and she will attempt to call you during the time she is at the Embassy.

Tax assistance for people affiliated with USFK is available on USFK bases. Contact your legal office for details.

FORMS: The Embassy has only a very limited number of some tax forms for the 2006 tax year. We recommend that you obtain your tax forms online. Please note also that the IRS no longer compiles the "1040 Overseas Filers Package," so there will be no packages available at the U.S. Embassy for the 2006 tax year. All forms from the package are available for download from the IRS website.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information on U.S. taxes, please consult the list of websites and telephone numbers below to help find the forms and answers you need.

Main IRS website: www.irs.gov
IRS tax forms and publications: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
U.S. Embassy Seoul tax information page: http://seoul.usembassy.gov/tax_information.html
Tax guidance for U.S. citizens abroad: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97324,00.html
Tax guidance for persons in the military: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/military/index.html
Electronic payment website: http://www.eftps.gov/ Refund information: Go to http://www.irs.gov/, click on "Where's my refund?"

Phone Services:
Individuals 1-800-829-1040
Businesses 1-800-829-4933
Customer Service Phone Number 1-215-516-2000
Refund Inquiries 1-800-829-4477
TeleTax 1-800-829-4477
ITINs after 6 weeks 1-800-829-1040
Exempt Organization Help Desk 1-877-829-5500
Tax Offset Program (TOP) Help Desk 1-800-304-3107
E-Services Help Desk 1-512-416-7750

DUE DATES FOR OVERSEAS FILERS: A tax return delivered by the U.S. mail or a designated delivery service that is postmarked or dated by the delivery service on or before the due date is considered to have been filed on or before that date. You can use certain private delivery services designated by the IRS to meet the "timely mailing as timely filing/paying" rule for tax returns and payments. See your Form 1040 or Form 1040A instructions for a list of designated delivery services.

Revenue Ruling 2002-23, 2002-18 IRB 811 provides that federal tax returns mailed by taxpayers in foreign countries will be accepted as timely filed if they bear an official postmark dated on or before midnight of the last date prescribed for filing, including any extension of time for such filing.

Individuals will be able to use a single IRS form (Form 4868) to get an automatic six-month extension of time to file. The due date without extension for individual income tax returns is April 15. Taxpayers residing overseas are allowed an automatic extension to June 15 without filing Form 4868. A tax-filing extension does not extend the tax-payment deadline. Visit the IRS website for more information at http://www.irs.gov.

STATE TAX RETURNS: For individual state income tax information, visit http://www.taxadmin.org/. The Embassy does not have state tax forms or state tax information.

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If you did not receive this message directly via the U.S. Embassy's warden email system, we encourage you, as an American living or traveling in South Korea, to register with the Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov
Americans without internet access may register in person at the Embassy. Registration is a voluntary way of telling us that you, as an American citizen, are in Korea, whether for a long-term stay or for a short visit. In the event of an emergency, we use registration information to communicate with you. This could include a family emergency in which relatives in the United States request that the Embassy contact you. Registration also automatically signs you up to receive our emailed monthly newsletter and periodic warden messages about safety, security, and other topics, such as voting.

If you choose not to register, you may still subscribe to our email warden message system simply by providing your email address on the Embassy's website at www.asktheconsul.org.

For the latest security information worldwide, Americans should regularly monitor the State Department's website at travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Cautions, Travel Warnings, and Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the Unites States, or, for callers from outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).