Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

For immediate assistance from a taxpayer specialist, you can call, fax or email the International Customer Service Site located in Philadelphia. The Service Site is open Monday through Friday, for 17 hours each day, from 6:00 AM to 11 PM, Eastern Time. In addition, there is an Internal Revenue Service office serving U.S. taxpayers living or working in Romania located in Frankfurt, Germany. The office provides U.S. federal tax assistance to Americans in Romania. There is no IRS office at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, nor does the Embassy in Bucharest have the ability to provide answers to specific questions about income taxes.

The customer service representatives in the U.S. can be contacted as follows:

Tel: 001 215 516 2000
Fax: 001 215 516 2555
E-mail inquiries: http://www.irs.gov/help/page/0,,id=133197,00.html.

Inquiries regarding taxpayer identification numbers should be made to
Tel: 001 215 516 4846
Fax: 001 215 516 3271

All inquiries must be in the English language.

The IRS office in Frankfurt will accept tax returns, tax payments, W-7 applications, and taxpayer correspondence. The mailing address is:

U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt
Internal Revenue Service
Giessener Str. 30
60435 Frankfurt/Main
Tel: 49 69 7535-3834 or 3823
Fax: 49 69 7535-3803
Email: IRS.Frankfurt@irs.gov

All papers sent to IRS Frankfurt will be routed to the proper office in the United States via regular mail. For faster processing, please directly mail your documents to the proper office in the U.S. using the contact information provided at the bottom of the webpage.

Combating Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Federal Tax Administration

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) is responsible for oversight of IRS activities and for maintaining integrity in the U.S. Federal tax system. Fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal tax administration are unfair to all U.S. taxpayers and can take a variety of forms. If you are aware of fraud, waste, mismanagement, and abuse in the IRS programs and operations, report it to the TIGTA. To learn more about reporting fraud or abuse please follow this link: http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/living_1234.html#fraud.

Reporting Foreign Bank Accounts

The public may be unaware of their obligation to report their foreign bank accounts to the Department of the Treasury. Recent news events have highlighted foreign bank account reporting. While there are many legitimate reasons to own foreign financial accounts, there are also responsibilities that go along with owning such accounts. Foreign account owners must remember that they may have to report their accounts to the government, even if the accounts do not generate any taxable income. The link below provides information for filing a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account, Form TD F 90-22.1, which is better known as the FBAR form.

For more information regarding reporting foreign bank accounts, please visit http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=148845,00.html

Tax Forms

Please note that the IRS is no longer publishing the Overseas Filing Package. Tax forms can be downloaded from the Internet at http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html, ordered online, obtained through American Citizen Services at your local Embassy or Consulate, or by calling the IRS at 001 800 829 3676.

Tax Accountants and Consultants

As a convenience, we are providing information for the tax assistance organizations that we are aware of that handles US taxes. Our purpose is simply to offer you a resource to assist you with your tax needs. The U.S. Embassy does not recommend or endorse individual preparers or firms, and assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the firm or its employees. Download the Tax Accountants and Consultants List.

Questions?

• Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Residents Abroad
  
  • Brochure (PDF - 1.2MB)
    
  • Publication 54 (PDF - 1.4MB)
    
  • IRS Tax Tips
  • IRS Fact Sheets
• Other Resources
  
  • IRS website
  • Tax Forms and Publications
  • Electronic Filing for Taxpayers