Canada w2

[SusieG]

Have a customer with employer address as Canada. does anyone know how to efile since the state and zipcode are quite different from USA? thanks for any help.

[kcjenkins]

Knowledgebase ID: 1892

Tax Year: 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011

Product: E-file, TaxPrep ATX

E-filing returns with foreign addresses

You must enter foreign addresses as described below in order to e-file returns featuring Massachusetts business forms, federal individual or business forms, or the W-2 or 1099-R Input worksheets.

All federal returns with foreign addresses will be transmitted to the IRS Service Center in Austin, TX for processing and acknowledgement purposes.

E-filing Massachusetts business returns

To e-file a Massachusetts business return with a foreign address, enter the complete address in the Street Address and City fields, and then enter the foreign country in the Foreign Country field on Form 'MA EFile Info Bus'.

E-filing individual and business returns

To e-file an individual or business return for a client with a foreign address (non-military base or U.S. possession territory), enter the information exactly as follows.

To enter a foreign address Open the return.

On page 1 of the federal signature form (Form 1040, for example), enter your client's information in the Label section, except for the City, town or post office, State, and ZIP code fields.

In the City, town or post office field, enter the city, province or state, and country with commas between each item (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for example).

In the Zip Code field, enter the foreign postal code.

Do one of the following:

If you are filing an individual return, click the 1040 form tab, and then click the Filers Info tab. Enter the country's name in the If address is in a foreign country... field, or click in the field and select the country from the drop-down box.

If you are filing a business return, click the return's EF Info form tab. Select the foreign country's name from the Foreign country, enter the country's name drop-down box in the <Business Type> Information section.

To enter a foreign address (1120 or 1120S returns)

Open the 1120 or 1120S return.

On page 1 of the federal signature form, enter your client's information in the Label section, except for the City, town or post office, State, and ZIP code fields.

In the City or town field, enter the city or town (Montreal, for example).

In the State field, enter the province or state (Quebec, for example).

In the ZIP code field, enter the postal code (HP4 242, for example).

Click the 1120/S EF Info form tab.

Select the foreign country's name from the Foreign country, enter the country's name drop-down box in the Corporate Information section.

Once you have completed the return, you can create and transmit the e-file as normal.

[SusieG]

thanks KC. I found the answer just about the same time you responded. I can always count on you.