IRS Country Code information
A country code is used in instances where the recipient's home address is in a country outside of the United States. When filing to foreign addresses, this is a required field. A list of IRS country codes can be found directly on the IRS website, here.
Importing foreign address information
- Download and open a copy of the import template, or open an existing import file. For steps on how to download the template, see the Where can I download the template for W-2, 1099, or 1095 importing? article.
- Locate the employer or employee address column.*
- Leave the following fields blank:
- Employee or employer City, State, and Zip*
- Locate the foreign address indicator column. *
- Enter a value of "True", without the quotes to indicate that the employer or employee has a foreign address.
- Locate the foreign state name column and enter the state's name.*
- Locate the foreign postal code column and enter the postal code.*
- Locate the country code column and enter the country code. A list of country codes can be found on the IRS website, or on the What country code do I use when importing foreign address information? article.*
- After entering the applicable information, save the import file and attempt to import.
*The column headings for each form type are as follows:
1095-C
| Step |
Employer | Employee |
|---|---|---|
| Step 2 | Employer Address 1 (Box 9), Employer Address (Box 9) | Employee Address 1 (Box 3), Employee Address 2 (Box 3) |
| Step 3 | Employer City (Box 11), Employer State (Box 12), Employer Zip (Box 13) | Employee City (Box 4), Employee State (Box 5), Employee Zip (Box 6) |
| Step 4 | Employer Foreign Address Indicator | Foreign Address Indicator |
| Step 6 | Foreign State Name (Box 12) | Foreign State Name (Box 5) |
| Step 7 | Foreign Postal Code (Box 13) | Foreign Postal Code (Box 6) |
| Step 8 | Country Code (Box 13) | Country Code (Box 6) |
1095-B
| Step | Issuer | Sponsoring Employer |
Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 2 | Issuer Address 1 (Box 19), Issuer Address 2 (Box 19) | Sponsoring Employer Address 1 (Box 12), Sponsoring Employer Address 2 (Box 12) | Responsible Individual Address 1 (Box 4), Responsible Individual Address 2 (Box 4) |
| Step 3 | Issuer City (Box 20), Issuer State (Box 21), Issuer Zip (Box 22) | Sponsoring Employer City (Box 13), Sponsoring Employer State (Box 14), Sponsoring Employer Zip (Box 15) | Responsible Individual City (Box 5), Responsible Individual State (Box 6), Responsible Individual (Box 7) |
| Step 4 | Issuer Foreign Address Indicator | Sponsoring Employer Foreign Address Indicator | Foreign Address Indicator |
| Step 6 | Foreign State Name (Box 21) | Sponsoring Employer Foreign State Name (Box 14) | Foreign State Name (Box 6) |
| Step 7 | Foreign Postal Code (Box 22) | Sponsoring Employer Foreign Postal Code (Box 15) | Foreign Postal Code (Box 7) |
| Step 8 | Country Code (Box 22) | Sponsoring Employer Country Code (Box 15) | Country Code (Box 7) |