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Your Tax Residency Status

Your residency status for tax purposes is completely separate from your designation for immigration purposes. You might qualify as a resident for tax purposes while remaining a nonimmigrant alien for immigration purposes. If you are an international student, professor, teacher or researcher, you might be a resident alien for tax purposes, a non-resident alien, a non-resident alien who is eligible to elect to be taxed as a resident, or a dual-status alien.
The proper determination is often tricky, but it is crucial in order to establish your return filing requirement and your tax obligation. We can help you determine your residency status through a series of yes-or-no questions. Once your residency status is determined you will be told which tax forms you will need to file. If you are ready to determine your tax residency status let's begin. . .

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Determine Your Tax Residency Status

Your residency status is determined on a calendar year basis. Select the status below that pertains to you on December 31 of the calendar year you wish to test, referred to herein as the current year:

You are authorized to reside permanently in the U.S. +as an immigrant, by being granted a green card

You hold an F-1 (or F-2) student visa

You hold an H-1B (or H-4) or O specialty occupation +temporary worker visa

You hold a J-1 or Q-1 (or J-2 or Q-2) exchange visitor +(student) visa (a full-time student as indicated on +your Form IAP-66)

You hold a J-1 or Q-1 (or J-2 or Q-2) exchange visitor +(professor, research scholar, post-doc) visa+(a non-+student visa)

You hold an M-1 (or M-2) vocational student visa

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