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Enter a foreign address for a shareholder in electronic corporate returns

The IRS requires specific data for a shareholder's foreign address. To enter a shareholder's foreign address, select
View
 then
Shareholder Information
, go to the Information group box, and enter the following:
  1. Enter the street address in the
    Address 1
     and
    Address 2
     fields. For single-line addresses, enter data only in the
    Address 1
     field.
  2. Enter the city in the
    City
     field.
  3. Leave the
    State
     and
    Zip Code
     fields blank.
  4. Enter the foreign province or foreign state in the
    Province or state
     field.
  5. Select the appropriate 2-digit country code in the
    Country code
     field.
  6. Enter the foreign postal code in the
    Postal code
     field.
  7. Enter a period (.) in the
    Resident state at year end
     field.
    note
    • If the shareholder's address is in Canada, you can enter the Canadian province in the
      State
       field and leave the
      Province or state
       and
      Country code
       fields blank.
    • For more information about foreign shareholder addresses, refer to IRS Publication 4163, Modernized e-File (MeF) Information for Authorized IRS e-file Providers for Business Returns.

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