An overseas friend wrote me about the problem he is having trying to set up an IRS Online Account in that he is stymied when he gets to the physical address entry since it won't accept addresses not in the US. Of course, the instructions I found clearly state "If you have an international mailing address, the only IRS.gov tool for which you can register is the Online Payment Agreement and you must request an activation code by postal mail. Generally, taxpayers or tax professionals with international addresses will be unable to register for Get Transcript Online, View Your Tax Account, Get an Identity Protection PIN or e-Services tools for tax professionals."
Seems pretty clearcut, but after over 20 years on this group I figure someone on it may have not only encountered this but possibly found a way around it (it does say "generally," in front of the caveat so maybe there are exceptions to be had), so just tossing it out there in case anyone has any bright ideas.
Thanks muchly.