There is no Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office at the Embassy, and Embassy officials cannot provide tax advice. For more detailed information or assistance, please consult the IRS webpage at www.irs.gov.
The IRS has created a website for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad. This page contains basic tax information that Americans overseas need to know and also includes links to more detailed topics, such as the foreign earned income exclusion, foreign tax credit, reporting foreign bank accounts, Fulbright grants, state taxes, and a myriad of others.
If you are a taxpayer with specific individual or business account questions you should contact the International Taxpayer Service Call Center by phone or fax.
The International Call Center is operational Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST, telephone: 267-941-1000 (not toll-free), fax: 267-941-1055.
If you are a tax professional or software provider calling about an e-file issue and it is not account-related, please contact the e-help office in Austin, Texas, at 512-416-7750 (not toll-free).
Assistance is available Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST. Taxpayer service, formerly offered by IRS offices overseas, is no longer available. Please send your tax forms and correspondence to the applicable address indicated below.
Individual taxpayers located outside the United States also may contact the IRS by mail:
Internal Revenue Service International Accounts
Philadelphia, PA 19255-0725
Business taxpayers located outside the United States also may contact the IRS by mail:
Internal Revenue Service International Accounts
Ogden, UT 84201-0038
Residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands may contact the IRS toll free at 1-800-829-1040, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST. For face-to-face assistance information in Puerto Rico refer to Contact My Local Office in Puerto Rico.
International Taxpayer Advocate:
To request Taxpayer Advocate assistance, call the Taxpayer Advocate Service toll-free number: 1-877-777-4778, or refer to Contact a Local Taxpayer Advocate (LTA) in Caribbean US Territories (Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands) and International or Contact a Local Taxpayer Advocate (LTA) in Hawaii & Pacific US Territories (Guam,American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands).