Date extended till June 15th

[Hazel Ickes]

If you’re a US citizen by birth or a citizen obtained citizenship by filing citizenship application form, living in Canada, then time is running out for you to file your 2011 U.S. 1040 tax return, if you haven’t already done so. Unlike most countries in the world, the U.S. requires its citizens to file a U.S. tax return reporting worldwide income no matter where that U.S. citizen resides. The normal U.S. filing deadline, which was April 17 this year, is automatically extended by two months for U.S. taxpayers living abroad to June 15, provided you attach a statement to your U.S. return indicating that you reside outside the U.S..