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Tax Information
Tax help has been provided to international
students at Penn State since 1985--the first several years by
staff/volunteers in OISS and later by volunteers through the
International Hospitality Council. This year we will provide tax
help through a variety of means: tax software, group sessions,
and individual tax appointments. The program this year will
operate differently than it has in the past, so we ask that you
read this information carefully.
Tax forms are filed between January 1 and April 15 for the
previous calendar year (January to December); thus, between
January 1 and April 15, 2007, everyone will be filing tax forms
for income received in January to December 2007.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Gather your documents:
Any tax forms received in the mail (federal 1040NR-EZ or 1040NR; 8843); (Pennsylvania—PA40 2005); local tax forms.
If you did not get any forms in the mail, you can find the forms on the web:
- Complete Tax Software Worksheet
and read the CINTax
Instruction Sheet
- You should have received a tax software password from OISS in 410 Boucke if you are a non-resident for tax purposes.
- After getting password and before tax appointment (if you
need one), use tax software. While waiting for your
appointment, please use the tax software -- at the very least,
it will help you determine if you are a non-resident or resident
for tax purposes [non-resident/resident are terms the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses differently from the INS].
NRAware (the tax software for international students) is only
for those international students who are non-residents for
tax purposes.
NOTE: The tax software is for federal taxes only. (www.nraware.com)
If you are a resident for tax purposes, you can wait to see an
IHC
tax volunteer. You may, however, want to try to fill out forms
using the IRS web site for fill-in forms you can at least fill
in some of these forms with your name, social security number,
etc. to bring with you for Tax Help with an
IHC tax
volunteer. You can find fill-in federal forms at:
Federal Tax fill-in Forms
Internal
Revenue Service (for federal tax forms) Search
There are several tax programs on-line that students who are
residents for tax purposes can use. Many of these require a
nominal fee.
Pennsylvania Tax Forms:
Local tax forms (if you don’t
know in which township or borough you live, you can ask your
landlord). Students in F-1 and J-1 status are considered
non-resident for local taxes (those in H-1B, H-4, and J-2
status are considered residents for tax purposes.
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