Nonresident Alien Taxation
Alien Taxation
and Forms
and Other Resources
Tax Publications, Forms, and Other Resources
SFSU Office of International Programs
Tax information guide - Numerous tax information for international students.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): http://www.irs.gov
Federal Income Tax Forms & Publications: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/forms_pubs/forms.html
- Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities
- Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
- Publication 520, Scholarships and Fellowships
- Publication 901, U.S. Tax Treaties
- Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services
- Tax Info for Aliens and U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
- Information for the International Taxpayer
- Form W-8BEN
- Instruction for Form W-8BEN (Rev. January 2003)
- Form W-8BEN (Rev. December 2000) -- Print and/or Fill-in Form
- Form 8233
- Instruction for Form 8233 (Rev. December 2001)
- Form 8233 (Rev. December 2001) -- Print and/or Fill-in Form
- List of Acceptance Agents for Form W-7 - An IRS Acceptance Agent assist you in applying for a Individual Taxpayer Indentification Number
State of California
Franchise Tax Board (FTB): http://www.ftb.ca.gov
California Income Tax Forms and Publications: http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/index.html
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Tax Treaties:
Internal Revenue Service - Complete text of US tax treaties with over 50 countries:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/corporations/article/0,,id=96739,00.html
Windstar Techologies, Inc http://www.windstar-tech.com/public/treaties.htmlReturn to Top of Page
U.S. Department of the Treasury: http://www.ustreas.gov
Tax Policy documents and proposed treaty text hearings: http://www.ustreas.gov/taxpolicy/documents.htmlReturn to Top of Page
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov
Social Security Administration - Forms: http://www.ssa.gov/online/Return to Top of Page
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
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U.S. State Department:
http://www.state.gov/www/services.html
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
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Other Helpful Websites:
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Facts & Figures: Facts and figures on students and scholars abroad.
http://chronicle.merit.edu/stats/foremain.htmCornell University, Legal Information Institute: Overview of immigration law and related links.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/immigration.htmlLegal Engine: Search through U.S. federal, state, county, city, international and the world for cases and law on nonresident alien topics.
http://www.legalengine.com/The Library of Congress, Thomas – Legislative Information on the Internet: Data base/search engine of the Library of Congress on pending/enacted legislation, the Congressional Record, and Committee Reports.
http://thomas.loc.gov/U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents: Offers access to all branches of the federal government and related information and documents such as the Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, and U.S. Government publications
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Tax Forms From Other States:
Federation of Tax Administrators: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/link.html
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Income Tax Software - We provide the links to the following sites for informational purposes only. Use these websites at your discretion.
- Arctic International - NRAware is a web-based tax return preparation system designed exclusively for foreign students, scholars, teachers, researchers, trainees, and their dependents who are nonresident aliens to aid in preparing U.S. federal income tax Forms 1040NR and 1040NR-EZ
- http://www.taxact.com
- http://www.turbotax.com