Deadline Approaching for U.S. Taxpayers Abroad to Request 2-Month Extension

Are you a U.S. citizen or resident living outside of the United States and Puerto Rico? If so, you can request an additional discretionary, two-month extension to file your 2014 federal income tax return. This extension, in addition to an existing six-month extension, postpones the due date for 2014 tax returns until December 15^th, 2015.

Extension requests must be written and sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) no later than October 15^th to be considered.

In order to qualify, you must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Your tax residence must be located outside of the United States, or
2. You must be a member of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed outside of the United States and Puerto Rico.

To request this extension, mail a letter to the IRS address below explaining why you need two additional months to file your 2014 return. The letter must include your Social Security Number, a verifiable address and the tax year.

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Austin, TX 73301-0045

USA

You will only receive a notification from the IRS about your extension if your request is denied because it arrived after October 15^th. Contact me or another member of Kaufman Rossin’s international tax team if you have questions about requesting this extension.