In the year of 2007 I lived in a Kansas, however in the middle of that year I moved back to my hometown in Oklahoma. When I moved back I lived with a family member. I do work and I am wondering if I can put the address that I lived in Kansas before I moved back home to Oklahoma. The family member I live with is using his own household to file his own taxes. Can I use the address in Kansas, or will it raise a red flag for the IRS, b/c I live and work in Oklahoma and I put down a Kansas address? Or does it not matter at all, as long as I file faithfully?
I would also like to add that I did not work in Kansas, and that whenever I do my taxes they submit it electronically through my bank account, and not through the mail. The person I am living with I am not related to, so he is the only one that can claim that household. What about if I use P.O. Box in Oklahoma? I've seen people do it before, so I don't believe that would be a threat either, would it ?
2007-09-17 11:05:55 · 3 answers · asked by pdimepc 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The IRS’s primary method of contacting you is thru the mail, you should use the address you live at now. Rarely will they contact you by phone, but you almost always have to have an ongoing issue. Even though you file electronically the IRS can’t contact you that way, the IRS will never contact you by email (they don’t consider it secure enough).
The IRS doesn't care what state you live in and they won’t answer any state tax questions. However Kansas and Missouri will care. States usually follow IRS policy.
2007-09-17 11:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie & Angie G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where you live now is what's important. If you want to get a P.O. box, that should be no problem. Many people file their returns with P.O. boxes.
Your filing status is another issue. You cannot claim head of household without paying more than 1/2 of the expenses. Check out "filing status and exemptions" on http://www.irs.gov
Are you working now? Is someone else contributing to more than 1/2 of your support?
2007-09-17 12:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by Lauri G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer hasn't changed since the first time you asked the same question: Use your current address whenever you file a tax return! If you don't, any correspondence (or refunds!) will be sent to the WRONG address!
2007-09-17 13:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋