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Tax Seminar
Website to help file taxes
Remember, if you have never worked you still must fill out Form 8843.
When attending this workshop, you should bring the following items:
• W-2 form (if you received it in the mail)
• 1042-S forms (if you received it in the mail)
The forms 1040NR-EZ and 8843 will be provided in the workshop.
If you have worked and received money in the year 2004, then your taxes must
be post-marked by April 15, 2005.
If you have not worked and not received any money you must fill out Form 8843 and it must be post-marked by June 15, 2005.
Information that was sent to the ISSS Office is appearing on the ISSS Homepage under taxes.
Staff in the ISSS Office is not able to answer questions regarding Taxes.
The information below was sent to me in an email from the IRS representative that will be coming to the Rensselaer campus to present a tax workshop.
Subject: Self-Help Web Site for nonresident alien student and scholar return
completion is immediately available.
The University of Texas at Austin, International Office has designed a web site
to assist international students, scholars, researchers and other nonresident
aliens in preparing U.S. tax returns and required declaration statements at
no cost to the user: www.utexas.edu/international/taxes/
Again this year, the University of Texas at Austin welcomes users from across
the nation to access their site. They built the site with the intent of affording
their students easy access to information and enabling them to become self-sufficient
in the preparation of necessary federal and local forms.
This site contains step-by-step instructions for determining which forms are
required, Frequently Asked Questions, and many links to sites with additional
information about the federal tax filing requirements of nonresident aliens.
The site includes many up-to-date examples of the required forms and a complete
list of treaties that may affect the tax treatment of various types of income.
The site is designed to accommodate both experienced and novice filers with
the ability to download forms and/or access easy to follow guides to preparing
both returns and declaration statements.
Tips for Users
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (available at no cost at www.adobe.com) is required
to download the forms and publications available on the web site.
• Forms on the site are fillable but will not be saved at the site. Users
should print any completed forms before leaving the web site.
• Instructions for completing forms are generally not on the same page
as the form itself. Users should print the form instructions for reference before
beginning form completion online.
• Data will be lost if the user is timed out while preparing a form.
Some of the information on the web site is specific to University of Texas-Austin
student body. Users outside of the University are encouraged to check with their
educational institution's respective office handling International aspects for
questions that may be pertinent to their state and local area.
A significant advantage to the University's web site is its global access. Users
do not have to sign on or log in. Users are not required to attend or be affiliated
with the University of Texas at Austin in order to use the site.
Thanks go out to Area 3, Austin Territory for making arrangements with their
partner to open its web site for nationwide use.
Barbara A.J. Dawkins
Senior Tax Specialist
Internal Revenue Service
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