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Who
must file Form 8843?
New beginning tax year 2006. Non-resident aliens who earned wages that are less than the amount of one personal exemption ($3,400 for 2007) are no longer required to file a tax return but they must still file Form 8843 for themself and any spouse and/or dependents in F-2 or J-2 status
You must file Form 1040NR-EZ or 1040NR in addition to Form 8843 if you had U.S. earned income in excess of $3,400, had wages or scholarship income exempt by treaty, had taxable scholarship income or are due a refund of taxes
Exception: If
you determine that you are a "resident for tax purposes", it is not necessary
to complete Form 8843.
Instructions
- Download Form
8843 to fill in on-line
(Note: this .pdf file can be completed on your computer and printed
or printed out and completed by hand.)
- Fill in "First
name", "Last name", and "Social Security number"
- Fill in the "Address
in county of residence" box with your home country address
- Fill in the "Address
in the United States" box with your local Austin address
- Fill in Part I
(Note: The answer to Part 1-4b is the total number of days you were
present in the U.S. in 2007.)
- If you are an F-2
or J-2 dependent, complete Part I. Leave the "Social Security Number/ITIN"
box blank unless you have an ITIN.
- If you are a Visiting
Professor, Scholar or Researcher, fill out Part II.
- If you are a F-1
or J-1 student or exchange student, fill out Part III.
- Omit or skip Parts
IV and V
- Sign and date the
form at the bottom
- Make a photocopy
of your completed Form 8843 to keep for your records.
New mailing address for all non-resident alien tax forms: Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301
Note:
If you
had no U.S. earned income and are filing only Form 8843, the deadline
for filing this form is June 15. If you must file Form 1040NR-EZ
or 1040NR, then you must complete Form 8843 and mail with your tax return
before the filing deadline, which is April 15.
You
are done!
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