What will I need before I start?
Quick checklist
1. Social Security Number
You'll need your 9-digit SSN to file your US tax return.
2. Income
From January to December, know your total income from each employer or self-employment activity.
3. Interest
If you've earned interest in any bank account during the year, have the total amount to hand.
4. Payment
Have a credit card or similar available to pay the $67 preparation and e-filing fee.
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If you’re filing as Single*, Married Filing Separately or Head of Household your spouse does not need an SSN or ITIN.
*If you’re legally married, you should not be filing as a Single person, even if your spouse if not a US citizen.
No problem.
Top Tax is designed for people that don’t live in the US, so we don’t expect you have a US phone number.
No problem.
Top Tax is designed for people that don’t live in the US, so we don’t expect you have a US address.
Yes.
You’ll have a full copy of your 1040 Individual Tax Return to view before it’s e-filed.
If you notice an error do not e-sign the IRS Consent Form.
Contact us to reset your account.
Yes! Top Tax is built on the trusted Azure platform that is owned and managed by Microsoft.
No, but it is a new brand.
Top Tax is owned by the Expat US Tax group and is supported by the team at expattaxonline.com with over 100 team members across the world.
All Top Tax Pilot clients will have a dedicated email address directly to the manager of the pilot program.
Yes! If we can’t prepare your US tax return or you don’t like using the platform, we’ll provide a full refund. Please tell us before your tax return is prepared.
If you receive an IRS notice and there is a problem with a calculation or a preparation error we’ll take care of it.
Typically, we’ll prepare a response for you and ask you to send it to the IRS.