Individual Tax Workshops
A group of volunteers comprised of working tax professionals, faculty, and graduate students trained in non-resident tax issues is available to help you. Volunteers will meet with international students and scholars on an individual basis to help complete 2008 tax returns. Volunteer preparers are trained to determine filing status and complete only non-resident, federal returns, as well as Minnesota state returns and property tax refund applications. Foreign nationals who are considered non-residents for tax purposes with income under $30,000 can be helped, including F, J, and some H, L visa holders .
Individuals who are determined to be residents for tax purposes cannot be helped at these sessions. To determine your status, read the following information.
Anyone seeking to complete a tax return should complete entering his information to CINTAX tax prepartion software.
You must have the following documents prepared or you will not be served!
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If you do not have these documents you will not be admitted because the information on these documents is necessary to provide you with help.
- Visa/Immigration Status;
- Passport;
- Form DS-2019, if J status individual;
- Form I-20, if F status individual;
- Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number;
- U.S. Entry and Exit Dates for current and past visits to the U.S.;
- Academic Institution or Host Sponsor Information (name/address/phone for Academic Director);
- Forms W-2, 1042-S and/or 1099 (if any);
- Scholarship/fellowship grant letter you may have received (if any); and
- A copy of your 2007 federal income tax return (Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ), if you filed a federal income tax return last year.
- Certificate of rent paid in 2008, for Minnesota property tax refund consideration.
Individual Tax Workshops will be available on a "first come, first serve" basis. Persons who signed up at the Tax Orientation session will be served first. These workshops are staffed by volunteers from the Master of Business Taxation program.
The workshops will be offered:
March 5, March 12, March 26, April 2, and April 9
Location: L-117 at Carlson School of Management
on the West Bank Campus
Time : from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm.
You will need to bring the required documents and a receipt showing that you used or attempted to use CINTAX to process your tax return.
Please note: ISSS does not provide tax advice.
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