Embassy of the United States Stockholm, Sweden

American Citizen Services Unit

All U.S. citizens and Resident Aliens are subject to U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) income tax filing rules based upon their worldwide income. They are required to report their worldwide income to the U.S. each year, regardless of where they live and/or work. There is no IRS Office at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm so we are unfortunately unable to assist in tax matters. 

New Information for Overseas Filers!

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 accounts 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 may have to report thier 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 the IRS website.

Comprehensive tax page for U.S. citizens who reside abroad

The IRS has created a new comprehensive tax page which is directed to U.S. citizens who reside abroad. This page contains basic tax information that overseas need to know and also includes links to more detailed topics such as the foreign earned income exclusion, foreign tax credit, reporting foreign bank accounts, Fulbright grants, state taxes, and a myriad of others. This page provides "one stop shopping" for U.S. citizens abroad.

The nearest IRS office is located at the U.S. Embassy in London:

IRS London Office
Tel: 0044-207-894-0477
Fax: 0044-207-495-4224 

Monday 9:00am-4:00pm
Tue-Thur 9:00am-12:00pm
Friday - no calls from public

For Frequently Asked Questions regarding income tax, please see the FAQ page for the London IRS office, or the main IRS FAQ page. 

• For information regarding Economic Stimulus Payments, please see the IRS website.
• Federal Tax Forms can be retrieved directly from the IRS website.
• State Tax Forms may be downloaded at the Federation of Tax Administrators website.
• Information on the U.S. - Swedish Tax Treaty (PDF 70 KB), please see the IRS website for Sweden - Tax Treaty Documents

The IRS has developed a brochure for U.S. citizens living abroad (PDF 1 MB), which will serve as a resource to assist taxpayers in locating tax information useful in the preparation of your returns and resolving account related problems.

New IRS Regulation - Disclosure or Use of Tax Information by Preparers of Returns

Please take note of new regulations giving taxpayers greater control over their personal tax return information. New regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 7216, Disclosure or Use of Tax Information by Preparers of Returns, became effective January 1, 2009. These regulations limit tax return preparers use and disclosure of information obtained during the return preparation process to activities directly related to the preparation of the return.

The regulations, along with supplemental Revenue Procedure 2008-35, contain the updated rules and requirements relating to disclosure and use of tax return information. These regulations apply to paid and volunteer preparers and the administrative staff that supports them. Failure to comply may result in criminal or civil penalties. See the IRC 7216 for more details.

Tax Forms

Please note that the IRS no longer publishes the Overseas Filing Package. Tax forms can be downloaded from the Internet at the IRS website online, or obtained by calling the IRS at 001-800-829-3676.

IRS Average Yearly Exchange Rates

The IRS has no official exchange rate. Any posted exchange rate that is used consistently is acceptable. For additional exchange rates, check the U.S. treasury website. Taxpayers generally use the yearly average exchange rate to report foreign income that was regularly received throughout the year. If you had a few foreign transactions on particular days however, you may prefer to use the exchange rates for such days. Please note these are unofficial rates and supplied solely for the convenience of our customers.

You will find unofficial average exchange rates for selected currencies at IRS London's website. Amounts shown are one foreign currency unit to to equivalent U.S. dollars.