|
Filing
Requirements
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Residency
Status
|
The Tax
Return
|
Tax
Treaties
State
Taxation
|
Getting
an ITIN
|
Social
Security
tax |
Employer
Withholding
Foreign
National
Tax Guide
How To
Get Your
Employer
To
Withhold
The
Proper
Amount
If you
have
checked
your
country's
treaty
with the
U.S. and
have
found you
qualify
for a
treaty
exemption
on your
wage or
scholarship
income,
you must
file Form
8233,
Exemption
From
Withholding
on
Compensation
for
Independent
(and
Certain
Dependent)
Personal
Services
of a
Nonresident
Alien
Individual,
with the
payor of
the
exempt
income.
You must
include
with Form
8233 a
statement
detailing
your
eligibility
for the
specific
tax
treaty
exemption.
You will
find
sample
statements
for each
treaty
country
in
Publication
519,
Appendix
A (for
students)
and
Appendix
B (for
teachers
and
researchers).
Form 8233
and
Publication
519 can
be
downloaded
from the
U.S.
Treasury's
Forms and
Publications
site, or
you can
call
1-800-TAX-FORM
(1-800-829-3676)
and ask
for them
to be
mailed to
you.
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