Tax changes could delay filing for some overseas

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Tax changes could delay filing for some overseas
By Matt Millham, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, January 21, 2008

Like their stateside counterparts, some Americans stationed overseas might have to delay electronically filing their taxes until Feb. 11.

A last-minute fix to the Alternative Minimum Tax forced the Internal Revenue Service to change five credit claim forms, and also to make changes to its computer systems that process electronic returns.

While the paper forms are ready, the computers won’t be ready to go until Feb. 11, according to the IRS.

Only those taxpayers who want to claim certain credits are affected by the fix.

Those credits include:

* Education credits
* Residential energy credits
* Child and dependent care expenses
* Mortgage interest credit
* District of Columbia first-time homebuyer credit


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