For the year 07 tax filing, is there a way to get all the paid taxes back? not to mention that I am with F1 status, worked legally and if I file a tax genuinely then I have pay heavy amount.

help me and more of ppl like me on this matter.

Did you miss the seminar on 1040 NR for international students? Download 1040 NR from IRS.Gov site as well instruction. You can itemise your deductions. Which are Mandetroy school fees, lab fees, books and stationery etc.

 

if you worked legally, then you should file taxes legally too and pay if you have to...

Friends,

If you are in F1/J1 status and have no earned income then you must file form 8843 only, If you have earned income then you should file form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ with the form 8843.

here's the UT Austin Link that will answers most of our questions.

http://www.utexas.edu/international/taxes/faq.html

Good luck.

Thanks a lot saathi haru.

one more thing. some ppl file tax using 1040A, what is that? do u have any idea? and the ones who are filing tax using 1040A are still getting H1 and even green card. How come this is possible?

thanks.

Hey guys its good to see informative thread here is sajha i just have a quick question i am int'l student and i worked in my SSN and i do get pay check. I filed my tax and also got return but is this gonna effect me in future coz in my SSN it clearly says that i am not authorized to work so pls help me out....

Thank you
Unforgiventale

what about filing it online??

I filed mine online through turbo tax and i already got my return.

Which form should be filed for international student?

Form 8843 - Must be filed by ALL international students present in United States to exclude the days of presence from the Substantial Presence Test.

Form 1040NR-EZ - Must be filed by all international students who have received any type of U.S income other than interest received from U.S. banks and credit unions.

Social Security and Medicare Taxes - International students nonresident for tax purposes are NOT subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes. If your employer has withheld Social Security and Medicare tax in error, you can apply to get a refund for the taxes withheld in error by filing Form 843 and Form 8316.

 

NOTE - The IRS does not allow electronic filing (efile) for nonresident aliens, so all international students will need to send in your tax return by mail.

 

if you want to pay your hard earned bucks to get help on tax filing

http://www.internationalstudent.com/tax/

otherwise you can download all these forms for free of cost at www.irs.gov and file it yourself

I filed it online got my return also...now i read F1 Student can't file online....what can i do? was it illegal?? if yes how can i rectify my mistake?.

Jai

http://www.istaxes.com/taxes/opt-tax.html may answer some of your questions.

File your Fed tax returns for FREE. My fav: www.taxact.com . Have been using them since early 2000.

For state tax returns, here are a few that I have located for this year:

MA: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Individuals+and+Families&L2=Personal+Income+Tax&L3=Filing+Options&L4=Electronic+Filing&sid=Ador&b=terminalcontent&f=dor_options_commsoftware_servproviders_ma_free_file&csid=Ador

CO: https://www.netfile.state.co.us/file2007/Welcome.jsp2

CA: http://www.ftb.ca.gov/online/calFile/index.asp

MN: http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/e-file/other_supporting_content/free_providers.shtml

NE: http://www.revenue.ne.gov/electron/nebfile.htm

NY: http://www.tax.state.ny.us/elf/free_efile_info.htm

MD: http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/filinginfo/efile.asp

more as I locate them.

 

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