I live in Dubai and thought June 15 was automatic. Do I still need to prove I qualify, and is postmark enough?
I am a U.S. resident alien living and working in Dubai while running an overseas software business. I always heard that people abroad get until June 15 automatically, so I never paid much attention to the mechanics. Then I read that a statement may still need to be attached and that the timing may be judged by postmark.
I am trying to avoid a technical filing problem over something procedural. If the June 15 relief depends on a statement and a timely postmark rather than just having a foreign address on the return, I want to build the file correctly this year.
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