Introduction

This publication discusses how to treat income received in U.S. possessions on your U.S. tax return.

It also discusses whether you are required to file a return with the possession. American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico have their own independent tax departments. If you have income from one of these possessions, you may have to file a U.S. tax return only, a possession tax return only, or both returns. This generally depends on whether you are considered a resident of one of the possessions. In some cases, you may have to file a U.S. return, but be able to exclude income earned in a possession from U.S. tax.

If you need additional information on U.S. taxation, write to: Internal Revenue Service International Returns Section P.O. Box 920 Bensalem, PA 19020-8518.

If you need additional information on your tax obligations in a U.S. possession, write to the tax department of that possession. Their addresses are provided under the individual headings for each possession.

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