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January 14, 2025
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How can I add a foreign bank account to get my tax return in the file section?

  • January 14, 2025
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It's a South African bank account
    Best answer by pk12_2

    @ncumimi ,   what is your US immigration status?  If you are a US person ( citizen/GreenCard/ Resident for tax purposes ) and  have income in South Africa ( where your bank is 😞

     

    (a) if you tax home is in South Africa,. then  you should be able to use  that account to transfer  taxes due  using that bank account.  When I was a tax resident of Germany I used my local bank account .  However, it is best to use  a US bank or a  local branch of US bank.

    (b)  Your refunds  from the IRS  can be a check  ( if you choose that )  and cleared by your local bank ( they will use corresponding banks to do the needful for a price ).

    (c)  Generally IRS  deals  only with US banks and in US $.

     

    Having  said all of the above,  I still wonder what you are trying to achieve?   Why do you have to file a US return.  If you want a little  privacy  you can always  PM me  ( just no PII -- Personally Identifiable Information, please ).

     

    I look forward to hearing from you.

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    Employee
    January 14, 2025

    The IRS will not make a direct deposit to a foreign bank account.  If you do not have a U.S. based bank account, they will only mail a check to the address on your tax return.

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    Employee
    January 14, 2025

    @ncumimi ,   what is your US immigration status?  If you are a US person ( citizen/GreenCard/ Resident for tax purposes ) and  have income in South Africa ( where your bank is 😞

     

    (a) if you tax home is in South Africa,. then  you should be able to use  that account to transfer  taxes due  using that bank account.  When I was a tax resident of Germany I used my local bank account .  However, it is best to use  a US bank or a  local branch of US bank.

    (b)  Your refunds  from the IRS  can be a check  ( if you choose that )  and cleared by your local bank ( they will use corresponding banks to do the needful for a price ).

    (c)  Generally IRS  deals  only with US banks and in US $.

     

    Having  said all of the above,  I still wonder what you are trying to achieve?   Why do you have to file a US return.  If you want a little  privacy  you can always  PM me  ( just no PII -- Personally Identifiable Information, please ).

     

    I look forward to hearing from you.