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Instructions for Completing Form 1040NR

Fill out the top section with your name, social security # (identifying number) and address in the U.S.

Check that this is an individual return

Fill out the section indicating the foreign country where you were a citizen or national in 2007.

Put your permanent home country address as the address where you are a permanent resident.

Line #

1.-6.

Check appropriate filing status.

7a.

Place the number 1 beside your filing status.

7b.

Place the number 1 beside your filing status if you are from Canada, Mexico, Japan* or Korea and are claiming a personal exemption for your spouse (spouse must not have any US source income and must have a U.S. social security number or Individual Tax Payer Identification Number (ITIN).
*Special Note: Due to a new treaty between the US and Japan, students from Japan who entered the US for the first time after January 1, 2005 may NOT claim personal exemptions for their spouse or children. Students who entered the US BEFORE January 1, 2005 MAY still claim exemptions for their spouse or children up to the 5 year maximum presence limit.

7c.

Applies generally only to residents of Mexico, Canada, Japan*, India, and Korea. List information of dependent children you are claiming personal exemptions for. Note: all must have US social security numbers or ITIN's. Please see caution notes on the bottom of line 6 of Form 1040NR. Residents of India can claim a dependent spouse exemption here but the spouse must have no U.S. source income and must have an ITIN. India residents may also claim any U.S. born children residing with them in the U.S.

7d.

Enter the total number of exemptions you are claiming for yourself, your spouse and/or your dependent children.

8.

Enter the amount of taxable income from all Form W-2's, in box 1. Do not enter amounts covered by tax treaties. (bank interest is NOT taxable income).

9a.

Enter the amount of any taxable interest earned. (Note: bank interest on savings and checking accounts and CD's is not taxable income.)

9b.

Enter amounts reported on Form 1099 on bank interest, but do not add to taxable income.

10a.

Enter total ordinary dividends if you received Form(s) 1099DIV.

10b. Enter qualified dividends (see pg 11 of instruction booklet)

11.

Enter any taxable refunds of state or local taxes. Refunds are reported on Form 1099.

12.

Enter taxable scholarship/fellowship amounts from Form 1042-S (you should receive in the mail no later than March 15 if you had a taxable scholarship/fellowship.)
Note: If the scholarship/fellowship is exempted by tax treaty, DO NOT enter the amount here. Enter treaty exempt amounts on line 22.
Note:
TA's and GRA's are not fellowships. Income and tuition remission are considered taxable income.

13.

Usually left blank.

14.

Figure capital gains or losses from sales or exchange of property (see worksheet, bottom of page 4 of Form 1040NR). Do not report capital gains/losses from the sale of US stock transactions here - they get reported on line 52.

15. -20.

Usually left blank.

21.

If you have any other U.S. source income, report it here. This can include gambling winnings, prizes or awards.

22.

If you are from a country that has a tax treaty with the U.S., combine the total amount of wages exempt under your treaty with the total amount of any scholarship/fellowships you received that are exempt by treaty and enter the sum on line 22. Treaty exemptions for wages and scholarships are reported on Form 1042-S. You do not have to complete an Attachment to 1042-S form.

23.

Add lines 8, 9a, 10a, 11-15, 16b and 17b-21 and enter the sum as your total effectively connected income.

24.

Usually left blank.

25.

Usually left blank.

26.

You may claim moving expenses only if you meet certain conditions. See IRS Publication 521, Moving Expenses.

27. - 29

Usually left blank.

30.

If you had taxable scholarship income entered on line 12, you may deduct up to the total amount as shown on line 12 for the cost you paid out of your own funds for tuition, required fees and books. You must also complete and include with your tax return Attachment to 1042-S.

31.

Usually left blank.

32.

If you paid interest on a U.S. student loan, you can deduct the interest on the loan . Do worksheet on page 16 of the 1040NR Instruction booklet and enter the amount of line 8 of the worksheet here.

33.

Usually left blank.

34.

Add lines 24-33 and enter the total.

35.

Subtract line 34 from line 23 and enter the amount here and on line 36. This is your adjusted gross income.

36.

Enter the total on line 35 again on line 36.

37.

Enter the total of line 17 from Schedule A-Itemized Deductions, page 3 of Form 1040NR. Non-resident aliens may only claim itemized deductions for items listed on Schedule A-Itemized Deductions. If you are claiming an itemized deduction for state taxes (Texas has none), you may also be required to file a state income tax return in addition to the Federal Income Tax Return. Only students from India may claim the standard deduction ($5,350-single or married filing separately) and should also enter on M, p.5, of the Form 1040NR the statement "standard deduction allowed under US/India treaty article 21(2)".
Note: J-1 scholars/researchers from India are NOT eligible to claim the standard deduction.

38.

Subtract line 37 from line 36.

39.

Multiply $3400 times the number of exemptions you claim on line 7d and enter the total here.

40.

Subtract line 39 from line 38 and enter the amount here. This is your taxable income.

41.

Go to the tax table beginning on page 33 of the Instructions for Form 1040NR. Locate your taxable income and make sure that you are looking in the column under your correct filing status. Enter the tax from the correct column here.

42.

Usually left blank.

43.

Add lines 41 and 42.

44.

Usually left blank.

45.

Only residents of Mexico, Canada, Japan*, Korea and India who have a qualifying child may take the credit for child and dependent care expenses. Attach Form 2441.

46.

Usually left blank.

47.

Usually left blank.

48.

Only residents of Mexico, Canada, Japan*, Korea, and India who have a qualifying child may take the Child Tax Credit. To see if your child is a qualifying child for the Child Tax Credit see page 18 of Instructions for Form 1040NR. To figure the Child Tax Credit, refer to the Child Tax Credit Worksheet in the Instructions for Form 1040NR, p18.
*Special Note: Residents of Japan who entered the US after January 1, 2005 may not claim personal exemptions for their spouse and dependent children nor are they eligible to claim Child Care/Child Tax Credits.
Note:
If you only have 1 or 2 qualifying children and the the amount you entered on line 40 of Form 1040NR is zero, you can not take this credit.

49. - 50.

Usually left blank.

51.

Add lines 44-50 and enter the amount of total credits.

52.

Subtract line 51 from line 43. If line 51 is more than line 43, enter zero.

53.

Leave blank unless you received Form 1099 from your investment company reflecting capital gains or losses from the sale of stocks. Do the worksheet on the top of page 4 of Form 1040NR, and enter results of line 88 here. See Publication 519 or Instructions for Form 1040NR.

54. - 57.

Usually left blank.

58.

Add lines 52 through 57 and enter the amount. This is the total amount of tax you are assessed.

59.

Enter the sum of the amount(s) of Federal income tax withheld as shown on all Form W-2(s), Form 1042-S and/or Form 1099(s).

60. - 68b.

Usually left blank.

69.

Usually left blank.

70.

Add lines 59-69. These are your total payments.

71.

If line 70 is more than line 58, subtract line 58 from line 70 and enter the amount on line 71. This is the amount you overpaid and should be refunded by IRS.

72a. Enter the amount from line 71. This is the amount you want refunded to you.

72b-d.

Fill in this section if you want your refund electronically deposited to your checking or savings account.
Note: The bank routing number is the first line of imprinted #'s on the bottom of your personal checks.

73.

Usually left blank

74.

Subtract line 70 from line 58. This is the amount you owe.

Note: Make check payable to: U.S. Treasury and include your social security number on your check and put "2007 taxes".

75.

Usually left blank.

Sign, date and list your occupation as student, researcher, visiting professor, etc.

Fill in page 3 if you are itemizing deductions.

Complete page 4 only if you received Form 1099 from your investment company reflecting capital gains or losses.

Fill in page 5 with your immigration and treaty information.

A.

Fill in the name of the country that issued your passport

B.

Check yes or no

C.

Write in study, research or work, which ever applies to your primary reason for being in the U.S.

D.

Enter the visa type you held when you first entered the U.S. (F-1, J-1, H-1, etc) & visa number (the visa number is the control number on your visa page in your passport). Enter your current visa type.

E.

Enter the date you first entered the U.S.

F.

Check yes or no

G.

List all entry and departure dates from the U.S. and country visited during 2007

H.

Enter the number of days you were actually present in the U.S. during 2005, 2006 and 2007 (exclude days that you were outside the U.S. for work or vacation or other reasons)

I.

Check yes or no. Residents of Korea list total of foreign source income, if any.

J.

Check yes or no and enter the year and form number of the last U.S. tax return you filed

K.

Philadelphia, PA

L.

Check yes or no. If yes, explain

M.

If you are from a tax treaty country and claiming treaty benefits for exclusion of wages and/or scholarships enter the country name. Under type and amount of income exempt…enter either or both Wages/Scholarship, the dollar amount(s) exempted by your treaty, and treaty article number(s). Enter this information for both 2007 and 2006. Indian students claiming the standard deduction should write in "standard deduction allowed under US/India treaty article 21(2)". In the last section of "M", check yes or no.

N.

Enter "N/A"

O.

Enter "N/A"

P.

Check no

Q.

Check yes or no (If yes, explain)

R.

Generally left unchecked

Mail completed Form 1040NR along with:

Federal copies of W-2 Forms
Form 8843
1042-S Forms
(if applicable) and Attachment to 1042-S (if applicable)
1099 Forms
(if applicable)

New mailing address for all non-resident alien tax forms:

Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0215

Note: Make photocopies of your completed tax return and all forms and attachments and keep these copies for at least 3 years.


 

 

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Updated: February 11, 2009
Although the information contained in this web site has been reviewed by representatives of the Internal Revenue Service and should be adequate to assist most international students and scholars, it is not a substitute for advice obtained from the Internal Revenue Service or a qualified tax professional. If your visa status has changed in the past year, or you believe you have complicated tax issues, please consult the Internal Revenue Service or a qualified tax professional.